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Volver (2006) -- After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
Volver (2006) -- After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life.
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Overview

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7.7/10   30,213 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Pedro Almodóvar (writer)
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Release Date:
26 January 2007 (USA) more
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Plot:
After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn't resolve during her life. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 44 wins & 47 nominations more
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(104 articles)
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100% Almodóvar more (200 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Penélope Cruz ... Raimunda
Carmen Maura ... Irene
Lola Dueñas ... Sole
Blanca Portillo ... Agustina
Yohana Cobo ... Paula
Chus Lampreave ... Tía Paula

Antonio de la Torre ... Paco
Carlos Blanco ... Emilio
María Isabel Díaz ... Regina (as Isabel Díaz)
Neus Sanz ... Inés (as Nieves Sanz Escobar)
Leandro Rivera ... Auxiliar Producción
Yolanda Ramos ... Presentadora TV
Carlos García Cambero ... Carlos
Pepa Aniorte ... Vecina
Elvira Cuadrupani ... Vecina
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Also Known As:
To Return (USA) (literal English title)
Att återvända (Sweden) [sv]
Dönüs (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Gyrna piso (Greece) [el]
Voltar (Portugal) [pt]
Volver (France) [fr]
Volver - Zurückkehren (Germany) (TV title) [de]
Volver - paluu (Finland) [fi]
Vracam se (Croatia) [hr]
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Rated R some sexual content and language.
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121 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Penélope Cruz became the first Spanish actress ever to be nominated for Best Lead Actress at the Oscars. more
Quotes:
Raimunda: [to self] It smells of... farts, my mother's farts. more
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Featured in The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV) more
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Volver more

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66 out of 103 people found the following review useful.
100% Almodóvar, 19 March 2006
8/10
Author: markus_ria from Spain

I saw this film yesterday and it got me thinking well after I had left the cinema. It made me cry and it made me laugh. It is a choral film where women (as usual with Almodóvar) have the upper hand. I'm not a big fan of Penélope but I must admit she's really up to scratch this time. She has clearly fed on Sofia Loren to come up with the very credible character of Raimunda: tight skirts, high heels and generous cleavage. Carmen Maura and Lola Dueñas are simply magnificent. Also Chus Lampreave as Tía Paula (even in a too-short appearance inspired in Almodóvar's mother) is superb. Almodóvar himself has admitted that this is one of his most personal films, set in his home region of La Mancha and full of memories of his own childhood. Great music too. The moment of the tango ("Volver" by C. Gardel) turned into flamenco really makes you break in goose pimples. However, it is not Penélope's voice, but flamenco-star Estrella Morente's. If you like Almodóvar, you will certainly like this film.

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