Broken Embraces / Los abrazos rotos (Sony Pictures Classics) US Release Date: 11.20.09
Broken Embraces (Spanish: Los abrazos rotos) is a 2009 Spanish film by Pedro Almodóvar set in the 1990s and present day. The film centers on a four-way tale of dangerous love, and was shot in the style of a hard-boiled 1950s American film noir, more themed to the neo-noir genre. The cast includes many Almodóvar regulars such as Ángela Molina, Lola Dueñas and Penélope Cruz (her fourth film with the director). The film’s soundtrack features acclaimed artists such as Cat Power, Uffie, and Can. Many themes include noir references such as posters in sets, the lighting and the characters themselves. The film was accepted into the main selection at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival in competition for the prestigious Palme d’Or, his third film to do so and fourth to screen at the festival. ———————————————————— Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar Produced by: Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar Written by: Pedro Almodóvar Starring: Penélope Cruz, Blanca Portillo, Lluís Homar, Lola Dueñas, Ángela Molina, Rossy de Palma Music by: Alberto Iglesias Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto Editing by: José Salcedo Studio: El Deseo Distributed by: (United States: Sony Pictures Classics), (International: United International Pictures [UIP], Universal Pictures), (UK: Pathé) Release date(s): (Spain: March 18, 2009), (United States: November 20, 2009) Running time: 129 minutes Country: Spain Language: Spanish
Categories: Cannes Film Festival Tags: 11.20.09, abrazos, Broken, Classics, Date, Embraces, Pictures, Release, rotos, Sony
Small Screen | Spike Lee Goes Back to New Orleans, Two French Classics on Criterion & More
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Four years after Spike Lee’s two-part documentary “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts” debuted on HBO, Lee follows it up with “If God Is Willing And Da Creek Don’t Rise,” another look at the country’s gulf communities in and around New Orleans. While the focus will be on the communities’ ability to rebuild and stick together years down the line from Hurricane Katrina, Lee has implied …
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