The story of two mothers who bond in unexpected way after giving birth the same day.
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★★★★★
There's a lot to enjoy about Parallel Mothers.
It has terrific performances, with Penelope Cruz stealing the show. The direction is so clean, crisp and stylish. It has a brilliant score.
The story is maybe the only area where I felt it was lacking. At times...
★★★★★
This film needs to be watched a few times to make sense of the deep themes in this theme. It has a similar weight and depth to previous films of his such as Volver. The concept of origins, birth and death, uncovering hidden histories and the difficulty of livi...
★★★★★
Greetings again from the darkness. As a devoted follower of films by Almodovar for more than 35 years, I still find myself enchanted by his stories, his visuals, his characters, and his consistency in writing complex and engaging parts for women. Oscar winning...
★★★★★
Parallel Mothers
This was not one of Almodovar's finest movies, the characters were superficial and lacked any sort of emotional intelligence, in fact they were verging on caricatures of human beings.
The plot was quite bizarre lacking any heft, something ab...
★★★★★
Most directors reach a peak somewhere during their career. Their films stop improving from then on. The remarkable thing with Pedro Almodovar is that, at 72, he still doesn't seem to have reached his peak. The older he gets, the more intense and pure his films...
