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Volver

2006

Pedro Almodóvar

Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Chus Lampreave, Lola Dueñas ...

7.1

72,464

Drama. Comedy Three generations of women survive easterly wind, fire, madness, superstition and even death through goodness, lies and an unlimited vitality. They are: Raimunda, married to an unemployed worker, and her teenager daughter. Sole, her sister, who earns her living as hairdresser. And their mother, dead in a burning, with her husband. This character comes as an apparition first to her sister and then to Sole, even though the ones she had ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"'Volver', full of surprises and reversals, unfolds with breathtaking ease and self-confidence. (...) It is no less the work of a master."
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A movie that leaps off the screen to take its place in your dreams (...) You do not want to miss this one (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"With its overwhelming richness, its colour and warmth, Pedro Almodóvar's new movie is set to capture your heart (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Helen O'Hara Empire	"A mature and beautifully told tale of family and the ghosts that haunt us (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Keith Phipps AV Club	"A single shot from 'Volver' illustrates what sets Pedro Almodóvar apart from other filmmakers (...) He is still one of the few directors worth watching just for how he uses color on the screen."
		Ben Walters Time Out	"The story is at once hysterical and mundane, founded in abuse, rape, murder and corpse disposal yet ultimately about none of these so much as the endurance of those involved."
		Dana Stevens Slate	"As much as it's a tribute to maternity and the feminine life force, 'Volver' is a celebration of a way of life that's particularly Spanish."
		Ed Gonzalez Slant	"An exceptionally well-crafted work (...) This is clearly the performance of Cruz’s young career (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Toronto Star	"Pedro Almodovar's latest is both a lush homage to the mystical power of female bonds and the not-so-mystical power of the stunning Penelope Cruz."

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