Broken Embraces

release date:December 18, 2009
Tuesday March 16, 2010 (dvd)
genre:Thriller
running time:128 min.
director:Pedro Almodóvar
studio:Mongrel Media
producer(s):Esther García
screenplay:Pedro Almodóvar
cast:Penélope Cruz, Blanca Portillo, Lluís Homar, José Luis Gómez, Ángela Molina, Rossy de Palma
Current Tribute rating: Current rating: 3.44    Rate Movie     User Reviews

Broken Embraces Movie Synopsis

A blind screenwriter (Lluìs Homar) used to be a film director working under the name Mateo. How did he lose his sight? Flash back 14 years to the '90s. Mateo is hired to direct a film and immediately falls in love with Lena (Penélope Cruz), the film's star who is also the mistress of the producer, an aging millionaire. As Mateo and Lena embark on a passionate affair, the producer hires his son to spy on them.

In Spanish with English subtitles.

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  Not a bad movie, but it's definitely not as lively as many past Pedro Almodóvar movies with entertaining kooky characters.

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