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Through Adela and Antonia's lives, we have a glimpse of those brief moments of joy and sorrow common to anyone who lives in a big city.Through Adela and Antonia's lives, we have a glimpse of those brief moments of joy and sorrow common to anyone who lives in a big city.Through Adela and Antonia's lives, we have a glimpse of those brief moments of joy and sorrow common to anyone who lives in a big city.
- Awards
- 12 wins & 4 nominations
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Petra Martínez
- Antonia
- (as Petra Martinez)
Nuria Mencía
- Nieves
- (as Nuria Mencia)
María Bazán
- Helena
- (as Maria Bazan)
Jesús Cracio
- Manolo
- (as Jesus Cracio)
Lluís Villanueva
- Carlos
- (as Lluis Villanueva)
José Luis Torrijo
- Pedro
- (as Jose Luis Torrijo)
Adrián García
- Miguelito
- (as Adrian Garcia)
Eric García
- Miguelito
- (as Eric Garcia)
Carmen Gutiérrez
- Miriam
- (as Carmen Gutierrez)
Adrián Marín
- Pepe
- (as Adrian Marin)
Teresa Cortés
- Mercedes
- (as Teresa Cortes)
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Did you know
- TriviaJaime Rosales tries out in this film the technique of polivision, consisting of dividing the CinemaScope screen into two symmetrical halves that show two different points of view of the same scene.
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As profound and as moving as anything by Almodovar
The lives of a group of women are forensically examined in exemplary fashion by the Spanish director Jaime Rosales. Rosales is one of the least known of European directors but is also one of the most innovative. Here he uses split screen to a great effect than almost anyone else in recent memory. It's brilliant, it's simple and it never feels 'tricksy'. The setting is Madrid and this superbly acted film is as profound and as moving as anything by Almodovar.
The central characters are Adela, (Sonia Almarcha), a young mother who has moved to Madrid with her baby son and Antonia, (Petra Martinez), an older woman with three grown-up daughters. These women make up the backbone of the film and it's their resilience in the face of tragedy that is the main theme of the picture. The men in their lives do their best but they can't measure up; they are secondary characters, patient and somewhat lost. This is a 'women's picture' in the very best sense of the term yet since its debut at Cannes it's been shamefully overlooked. Seek it out.
The central characters are Adela, (Sonia Almarcha), a young mother who has moved to Madrid with her baby son and Antonia, (Petra Martinez), an older woman with three grown-up daughters. These women make up the backbone of the film and it's their resilience in the face of tragedy that is the main theme of the picture. The men in their lives do their best but they can't measure up; they are secondary characters, patient and somewhat lost. This is a 'women's picture' in the very best sense of the term yet since its debut at Cannes it's been shamefully overlooked. Seek it out.
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- MOscarbradley
- May 26, 2017
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- Runtime2 hours 15 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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