To Return

Volver, feature film, humorous drama, Spain, 2006

DIRECTED BY: Pedro Almodóvar

To Return

CAST:
Penélope Cruz (Raimunda),
Carmen Maura (Irene),
Lola Dueñas (Sole),
Yohana Cobo (Paula),
Chus Lampreave (teta Paula)

SCRIPT:
Pedro Almodóvar

PHOTOGRAPHY:
José Luis Alcaine

MUSIC:
Alberto Iglesias

EDITING:
José Salcedo

Synopsis:
Two sisters, Raimunda and Sole, along with Raimunda’s daughter Paula, travel to the country to visit their aunt Paula. She is the sister of their mother Irene, who died in a fire years ago. Paula talks about Irene as if she was alive and the sisters become worried that their aunt is senile. Aside from all of that, Raimunda has other problems to deal with, living in poverty with an alcoholic husband. After he attacks her, young Paula kills her father and Raimunda gets rid of the body. That same night, their aunt Paula dies.

color, 121'

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