Volver

Volver
Directed by	Pedro Almodóvar
Written by	Pedro Almodóvar
Produced by	Esther García (producer) Augstín Almodóvar (executive)
Starring	Penélope Cruz Carmen Maura Lola Dueñas Blanca Portillo
Music by	Alberto Iglesias
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Running time	121 minutes
Language	Spanish
Budget	-

Volver is a 2006 Spanish language film by director Pedro Almodóvar. It was one of the films competing for the Palme d'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. It eventually won two awards: Best Actress [shared by the six main actresses] and Best Screenplay. Its premiere was held on March 10, 2006 in Puertollano, where the filming had taken place.

Synopsis & Plot Details

Template:Spoiler After her death, a mother (Carmen Maura) returns to her hometown in order to fix the situations she could not resolve during her life. Of her family left in the town, her ghost slowly becomes a comfort to her daughters (Penélope Cruz and Lola Dueñas), as well as her grandchild (Yohana Cobo).

Almodóvar says of the story that "it is precisely about death, but it deals with this subject in a less anguished manner than that of the man who fell asleep watching Bad Education. More than about death itself, the screenplay talks about the rich culture that surrounds death in the region of La Mancha, where I was born. It is about the way (not tragic at all) in which various female characters, of different generations, deal with this culture."

Critical response

The film got rave reviews when it was released in Spain. Fotogramas, the country's top film magazine, gave it five stars [1]. It also received an standing ovation when it was screened at Cannes Film Festival, where it went on to win two major awards.

Box office

As of June 18, 2006, the film had grossed an impressive $12,112,542 at the Spanish Box Office. [2]

External links

• Volver at IMDb
• Official Site (in both Spanish and English)