Heart struck again by Almodóvar

Lela 2022-03-22 09:02:25

The film took 14 months to make and cost $15 million, making it the longest and most expensive Spanish film ever made.

Almodóvar's work is always centered on poignant love, between the same sex, between the opposite sex, the usual passion, sex, life and death. . . His timely background music, color contrast, and zoom close-ups made me feel the inner world of the characters in the story delicately and truly, making me cry and sigh for them easily. . .

Mateo carefully kissed the large bruise on Lena's thigh. This bruise was caused by Lena's old lover pushing her down the stairs out of jealousy. At this moment, I felt Mateo's heartache and pity, and the tears could not stop; Lena affectionately Staring at Mateo who was having sex with her, his eyes were full of deep love, I was moved as if I had lived like this before; the last thing Lena tasted before she died was the taste of her lover's lips, this is Diego for Mateo After watching the video of the car accident 14 years ago, I concluded. . .

The story of Mateo, Lena, Judit and Ernesto Martel is a complicated and crazy love story. The film is a touching story of fate, jealousy, abuse of power, betrayal and crime. Hundreds of shredded photos of these two lovers embracing staggeredly became the most poignant images in memory. . . .

Almodóvar loves movies, and the last line represents his and Mateo's aspirations: "Make a movie, not for public release, the most important thing is to really complete it, whether (the director) is blind or not..."

Meaningful. . . . . . .

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Extended Reading

Broken Embraces quotes

  • [first lines]

    [in Spanish, quoting English subtitles]

    Modelo: What's your name?

    Mateo Blanco: Harry Caine.

    [voiceover]

    Mateo Blanco: I used to be called Mateo and I was a film director. I was always tempted by the idea of being someone else, as well as myself. Living one's life wasn't enough, so I invented a pseudonym, Harry Caine, an adventurer who, as fate would have it, became a writer. I had him sign all the scripts and stories I wrote. For years, Mateo Blanco and Harry Caine shared the same body, mine. But a moment came when suddenly I could only be Harry Caine. I became my pseudonym. A self-made writer made by himself. There was just one unforseen detail. Harry Caine would be a blind writer.

  • [last lines]

    [in Spanish, quoting English subtitles]

    Ray X: That's what we've got re-edited.

    Mateo Blanco: Do you think it's worth carrying on, or is it crazy?

    Diego: What? I pissed myself laughing. I'm dying to see what happens.

    Judit García: It's wonderful, Mateo!

    Diego: It's hilarious. You have to re-release it.

    Mateo Blanco: No, what matters is to finish it. Films have to be finished, even if you do it blindly.