Today, he’s not only the most celebrated Spanish filmmaker, but one of the world’s greatest directors, period. starting in 1984, year one of the Miami Film Festival. Such was my elation at discovering the films of Pedro Almodóvar and programming them - for the first time in the U.S. There’s no greater joy for a film programmer than to come across a totally original filmmaker, in complete command of his domain, whose work resembles no one else’s. The ensemble cast of six female actors jointly won the Best Actress award at Cannes and Cruz became the first Spaniard nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. Mysteries unfold in this story filled with death, incest, adultery, murder, fear, and humor. One day, their dead mother Irene (Carmen Maura) returns as a ghost to resolve issues with Raimunda, who is busy dealing with her husband’s death and calming her daughter. Raimunda (Penelope Cruz) and Sole (Lola Dueñas) are sisters in a working-class neighborhood south of Madrid whose parents died a few years prior in a tragic fire.
“ Volver reassures us that you can go home again - if only in the movies.” – Stephanie Zacharek, What a distinctive filmmaker Almódovar has become.” – Roger Elbert, Chicago Sun-Times You do not want to miss this one.Sunday 7/29, Wednesday 8/1, Saturday 8/4, Wednesday 8/8 Through the transformative power of his art – carried on the wings of Alberto Iglesias’ exhilarating score – we feel their presence. “ Volver is Almodovar’s passionate tribute to the community of women – living and dead – who nurtured him. “A richly evocative return to his childhood roots, Pedro Almodovar’s 16th feature Volver signals a new, low-frills departure for a helmer whose recent work has been as much about style as substance the film is cinematographically and dramatically more contained and satisfyingly unflashy” Jonathan Holland, Variety
Circumstances seem to conspire against her, but surrounded by three generations of women – hairdresser sister Sole (Lola Dueñas), teen daughter Paula (Yohana Cobo), former neighbour Agustina (Blanca Portillo) and haunted by her dead mother (Carmen Maura), Raimunda will do more than survive. Spanish from top to toes, the film moves between a La Mancha village and working-class Madrid where village daughter Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) struggles to support her family. In Volver, director Pedro Almodóvar creates another wonderful (Cannes-winning) female ensemble and elicits Penélope Cruz’s best performance.
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