Los abrazos rotos = Broken embraces /
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| Uniform title: | Abrazos rotos (Motion picture) |
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| Imprint: | [United States] : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2010] |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Language: | Spanish French |
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| Format: | DVD Video |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10271957 |
| Summary: | A follow-up to Spanish enfant terrible Pedro Almodóvar's 2006 arthouse sensation Volver, Los Abrazos Rotos finds the filmmaker re-teaming with actress Penélope Cruz and working on a canvas much broader than those of his previous outings, in terms of genres covered, narrative scope, and duration. Lluís Homar stars as the former Mateo Blanco, a screenwriter and ex-director who changed his name to Harry Caine after losing his sight in an automobile accident. A past scandal suddenly resurfaces when the news arrives that the producer of one of Harry's old movies ("Girls and Suitcases"), a corrupt stockbroker named Ernesto Martel (José Luis Gómez), has died. For mysterious reasons, this makes Harry's ex-production manager Judit (Blanca Portillo) nervous; then Ernesto's son, Ray X (Rubén Ochandiano), turns up and asks Harry to help him write a vindictive script to get back at his vile father. The film subsequently flashes back to the early '90s, when Martel became involved with his secretary, Lena (Cruz), but Mateo also began to develop feelings for her, and auditioned her for "Girls and Suitcases." In response to Mateo's interest in Lena (and her burgeoning interest in him), the jealous Martel commissioned Ray to make a documentary about the making of "Girls and Suitcases" as an excuse to spy on the director and star. This enabled him to watch Mateo spiriting off with Lena right under his nose, and set the stage for the wily producer's elaborate revenge against Mateo. As this synopsis suggests, Almodóvar uses a tricky structure laden with flashbacks to both comment on and explain the events of the present; he also interweaves a noirish sensibility throughout the picture that marks something of a first for this director. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi A luminous Penlope Cruz stars as an actress who sacrifices everything for true love in Academy Award -winning filmmaker (2003, Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Talk to Her) Pedro Almodvar's acclaimed tale of sex, secrets and cinema. When her father becomes gravely ill, beautiful Lena (Cruz) consents to a relationship with her boss Ernesto (Jos Luis Gmez), a very wealthy, much-older man who pays for her father's hospitalization and provides her a lavish lifestyle. But Lena's dream is to act and soon she falls for the director of her first film - a project bankrolled by her husband to keep her near. Upon his discovery of the affair, Ernesto stops at nothing to ruin Lena's happiness. |
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| Item Description: | Videodisc release of the 2009 motion picture. Special features: "The cannibalistic councillor" a short film by Pedro Almodóvar; Deleted scenes; Pedro directs Penélope; On the red carpet: the New York Film Festival closing night; Variety Q & A with Penélope Cruz; Theatrical trailer; Previews. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R; for sexual content, language, and some drug material. |
| Production Credits: | Director de fotografía, Rodrigo Prieto ; music, Alberto Iglesias ; editor, José Salcedo ; production designer, Antxon Gómez ; production manager, Toni Novella ; sound director, Miguel Rejas ; costume designer, Sonia Grande. |
| ISBN: | 1435993179 9781435993174 |
