Hable con ella (Talk to Her)

There is an interesting feel in Pedro Almodovar's HABLE CON ELLA. The film starts and finishes in a theatre, and two characters who eventually meet and create a bond are sitting in close proximity of each other, moved by the drama... Full review

There are many who say that "Todo Sobre Mi Madre" is his best film, but now that I've seen both these movies, I give the nod - by a long way - to "Hable con Ella". This is a masterpiece, and... Full review

There are few filmmakers who can tell such a beautiful and sad story as Almodovar does here. And only he can create such a surreal world that pulls us in and shows us the beauty and subjectiveness of love. He has... Full review

I had absolutely no idea what to expect when I watched 'Hable Con Ella'. All I knew was that it was directed by Pedro Almodovar, who is considered as one of the biggest talents outside of Hollywood. Well, he certainly has... Full review

Have you ever noticed that only european cinema, especially french & spanish, seem able to produce this kind of black whimsical film which engages you intellectually and leaves you awakened, intrigued and excited?... Full review

This is a film about men and their emotions. One man has a relationship with a woman, the most famous female matador in Spain. He cries over the most strange things. The female matador gets in a coma. The other man... Full review

Rating **** out of **** Spanish Writer-Director Pedro Almodovar is a filmmaker that always captures strange, and honest moments within his characters emotions-especially women. Such films as "All About My Mother", and "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" support... Full review

Tallk To Her" - which features ballet sequences choreographed by Pina Bausch - is also about the power of art in our lives. But, one scene in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" was strikingly similar to a scene in my favorite Almodovar film "Talk to Her," about two men who bond while caring for two comatose women. ... Full Review

var's penetrating cinema has been challenging our perceptions of sex and sexual behavior via modes of camp....Marco and Benigno are seen as the film's true cripples, Talk To Her 's justification of rape would be infinitely more troublesome.....var's sexy and pained dialogue.....Despite some blown-out whites and minor shimmering in the beginning, Talk to Her gets a remarkably handsome transfer on this DVD edition.....var and Geraldine Chaplin offer a sensuous and elaborate dissection of Talk to Her on the re ... Full Review

Hable con Ella (Talk to Her)" is rated R for full female and partial male nudity, scattered use of strong sex-related profanity, violence (a bullfight, shown graphically), frank sexual talk and some off-color sexual humor, simulated sexual contact, gore and brief drug content (prescription drug abuse). ... Full Review

All About My Mother (which was full of references to Streetcar ) was pretty much a masterpiece and won an Oscar for best foreign language film (and about 50 other awards). Talk to Her is a companion piece, and almost as good. ... Full Review

Talk to Her is excellent movie-making and much of it is wondrous Pedro Almodóvar's Talk to Her is the stuff of a cinema-lover's dreams -- three-dimensional characters, a visually rich production design, an unhurried pace, memorable scenes, a lovely score, and a somewhat twisted, unpredictable story. ... Full Review

Set over 24 hours, the high-voltage crime suspenser centers on a male nurse (Lellouche) who is coerced by rogue cops to free a big-time gangster (Zem), who has just been transported to a hospital after being injured in an accident. ... Full Article

American cinema also has a strong tradition of good writing. But it has a second powerful factor of attraction : the spectacular. When you put in a picture impressive stunts, original settings and costly special effects, you may dazzle people... ... Full Article

FROM HOLLYWOOD CRUSH: If our exclusive clip of Vanessa Hudgens strumming a guitar didn't get you excited enough to check her out in the upcoming high school flick "Bandslam," then here's your chance to get even more of a V-Hud... ... Full Article

A sensual Spanish celebration of film & food and a focus on multi-award winning actor Javier Cámara (Talk to Her) bring to exuberant life the 12th Spanish Film Festival in Australia, screening nationally at Palace Cinemas throughout May. ... Full Article

More than 25 films were viewed and discussed till they were threadbare at Jadavpur University over the past week. The film festival, organised by FETSU and Drishya in association with t2, packed in a diverse offering - from Alejandro Gonzalez... ... Full Article

Submitted by BrianTT on January 23, 2009 - 3:38pm. In the intro, I suggest that the process for Best Foreign Film, which requires country submission is deeply flawed when I write.. ... Full Article