Monday 20 May 2013

Day 139: Volver



After the death of her husband, Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) is left picking up the pieces and it’s very difficult for her. But she is not alone, her mother returns, history is revealed and the women are stronger as a result.

I love the strong female focus of this film. They work together and help each other when it all seems so difficult. What mothers do for their children is also a strong focus. Raimunda takes responsibility for the death of her husband despite it being her daughter who killed him, and Irene (Carmen Maura) kills her husband upon learning that he abused Raimunda and got her pregnant. Pedro Almodóvar always makes such wonderful films. They’re simple and powerful. It feels like a story is being told rather than so many films that just seem to try and hold the audiences’ attention with fast-pacing and explosions.

9/10

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