Broken Embraces

Name: Broken Embraces
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Released: 2009-03-18
Duration: 127 min
Rating: 7.149

★ 7,1 /10 (723 Votes)

2009 ES 127 min

Overview

Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.

Stream

Rent

Release date

18/03/2009

Votes

723

Popularity

2.9

Passion, obsession, wealth, jealousy, family, guilt, and creativity.

Genres

Drama Romance Thriller

Status

Released

Original title

Los abrazos rotos

Language

Runtime

127 min

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$30,991,660

Website

www.losabrazosrotos.com

Penélope Cruz

Lena

Lluís Homar

Mateo Blanco / Harry Caine

Blanca Portillo

Judit García

José Luis Gómez

Ernesto Martel

Rubén Ochandiano

Ray X

Tamar Novas

Diego

Ángela Molina

Lena's Mother

Chus Lampreave

Concierge

Kiti Mánver

Madame Mylene

Lola Dueñas

Lip Reader

Mariola Fuentes

Edurne

Carmen Machi

Chon

Kira Miró

Model

Rossy de Palma

Julieta

Alejo Sauras

Álex

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Carlos Sampedro

Ramón Pons

Lena's Father

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Coté Soler

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Marta Aledo

Maribel

Carlos Leal

Chema Ruiz

Dr. Blasco

Dani Martín

Ray X's Boyfriend

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Jöns Pappila

Javi Coll

Luis

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Juan Bautista Cucarella

Lyng Dyrup

Enrique Aparicio

Enrique Vargas

Viviana Espinoza

Fernando Lueches

Montador de Avid

Fernando Iglesias

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Javier Giner

Camello

Carlos García Cambero

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Bina Daigeler

Agustín Almodóvar

Gardener

Esther García

Karola Sánchez

Production Assistant

Yuyi Beringola

Cinearte Receptionist (uncredited)

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José Coromina

Man Walking the Dog and Greeting Lena's Mother (uncredited)

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Sergio Díaz Bermejo

Assistant Director (uncredited)

Jaime Fernández-Cid Buscató

Vecino Enrollado Bar (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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Broken Embraces: Almodóvar's Hitchcockian Love Letter to Cinema In "Broken Embraces," Pedro Almodóvar doesn't so much break new ground as he refines the soil he has long cultivated. Following masterworks like "Talk to Her" and "Volver," this film represents not a revolution but an elegant culmination of the Spanish auteur's preoccupations, filtered through a distinctly Hitchcockian lens. The film unfolds as a complex origami of narrative, with time folding back upon itself to reveal the tragic love story between filmmaker Mateo Blanco and his muse Lena. Here, Almodóvar pays homage to Hit…

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