Talk to Her

    Genre
    Drama, Mystery, Romance
  • |
    • Runtime
    112 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2002
  • |
    • Countries
    Spain
  • |
    • Languages
    Spanish
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Pedro Almodóvar
WRITTEN BY:
Pedro Almodóvar
CAST INCLUDES:
Geraldine Chaplin, Leonor Watling, Rosario Flores, Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

"The film combines sensuality, spirituality and sheer joy in storytelling in marvelously harmonious proportions," raves Time Out. Pedro Almodóvar earned an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, as well as the Golden Globe win for Best Foreign Language Film, with his masterful, compassionate TALK TO HER, rated 92% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. The film follows two men who share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.

SYNOPSIS

Male nurse Benigno (Javier Cámara) becomes infatuated with a complete stranger when he watches dancer Alicia (Leonor Watling) practicing from the anonymity of his apartment. After being injured in a car accident, Alicia is brought to a nearby hospital, where Benigno serendipitously happens to be her caregiver. When wounded bullfighter Lydia (Rosario Flores) is brought into the same ward, her companion, writer Marco (Darío Grandinetti), begins to bond with Benigno.

Talk to Her

    Genre
    Drama, Mystery, Romance
  • |
    • Runtime
    112 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2002
  • |
    • Countries
    Spain
  • |
    • Languages
    Spanish
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Pedro Almodóvar
WRITTEN BY
Pedro Almodóvar
CAST INCLUDES
Geraldine Chaplin, Leonor Watling, Rosario Flores, Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti
"The film combines sensuality, spirituality and sheer joy in storytelling in marvelously harmonious proportions," raves Time Out. Pedro Almodóvar earned an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, as well as the Golden Globe win for Best Foreign Language Film, with his masterful, compassionate TALK TO HER, rated 92% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. The film follows two men who share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.

Male nurse Benigno (Javier Cámara) becomes infatuated with a complete stranger when he watches dancer Alicia (Leonor Watling) practicing from the anonymity of his apartment. After being injured in a car accident, Alicia is brought to a nearby hospital, where Benigno serendipitously happens to be her caregiver. When wounded bullfighter Lydia (Rosario Flores) is brought into the same ward, her companion, writer Marco (Darío Grandinetti), begins to bond with Benigno.

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