Volver
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| 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 Yohana Cobo Chus Lampreave |
| Music by | Alberto Iglesias |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
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."[1]
Critical response
The film got rave reviews when it was released in Spain. Fotogramas, the country's top film magazine, gave it a five-star rating [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]
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