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Volver

Pedro Almodovar, the Oscar-winning writer-director of such international successes as TALK TO HER and WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, returns to his hometown of La Mancha in Spain for the tender VOLVER. Raimunda (Penelope Cruz) is trying to keep her family together despite her husband's (Antonio de la Torre) inability to keep his job; when a terrible incident occurs at home, Raimunda covers it up in order to protect her daughter, Paula (Yohana Cobo). Meanwhile, Raimunda's sister, Sole (Lola Due-as), believes that their mother, Irene (Carmen Maura), has come back from the dead; Sole even has the resurrected Irene working in the illegal hair salon she has set up in her apartment. Sole and their neighbor Agustina (Blanca Portillo), who had been taking care of their aged aunt (Chus Lampreave), try to keep this secret from Raimunda, with both funny and heartbreaking results--and the revealing of yet more secrets. Once again Almodovar, who won the Best Screenplay Award at Cannes for VOLVER, displays his unique talent for creating fascinating female characters in this intricate study of three generations of women. The acting is a tour de force all around; the cast of VOLVER--which means "to return"--is a bit of a homecoming for Almodovar as well, as he's previously worked with Cruz (ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER), Due-as (TALK TO HER), and especially Maura (many times, including MATADOR and LAW OF DESIRE, but not in 17 years). VOLVER is a deeply personal, emotionally moving story of a very different kind of family, told by a master filmmaker at the peak of his talent.

From two-time Academy Award(R)-winner Pedro Almodovar (2003, Best Original Screenplay, "Talk To Her 2000, Best Foreign Language Film, "All About My Mother") comes "Volver, " a comedic and compassionate tribute to women and their resilience in the face of life's most outrageous tribulations. A luminous Penelope Cruz leads an ensemble of gifted actresses, including Carmen Maura ("Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown"). Raimunda (Cruz) and her sister Sole lost their parents in a tragic fire years ago or did they- Superstitious villagers claim that the girls departed mother, Irene (Maura), has been seen wandering around their Aunt Paula's home. When Irene appears to Sole, she explains that she has returned to set right her daughters troubled lives and reveal shocking secrets that will impact everyone! Raimunda has "female troubles" of her own, least of which is a corpse in the freezer! Winner of numerous film festival and critics awards, "Volver" is a hilarious tale of love, loss and forgiveness. brbr "Making Of" featurette "AFI Tribute To Penelope Cruz" "Cannes" featurette, Audio Commentary, Featurette, Photo Gallery.

5 stars out of 5 -- "VOLVER finds Spain's favorite cinematic son Pedro Almodovar at the peak of his powers. Not only that, but he

Volver Features

• Genre: Spanish
• Title: Volver
• Format: DVD
• Director: Pedro Almod?var
• Actor: Pen?lope Cruz
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• Studio: Sony Pictures
• Release: Sun, Mar 4th 2007

Brand: Sony Pictures
Studio: Sony Pictures
Item #: 0004339615283
UPC: 043396152830
ASIN: B002FO4JEM