volver

Penélope Cruz, a nominee for the Best Actress Oscar, stars as a Spanish single mom whose own mother (Carmen Maura) returns from the dead to give her a hand. Pedro Almodóvar wrote and directed the film, which won two awards at Cannes in May. “Richly entertaining fantasy from a cinematic master.” (Hollywood Reporter) “Richly evocative.” (Variety) “Pedro Almodóvar has made yet another picture that moves beyond camp into a realm of wise, luxuriant humanism.” (A.O. Scott, New York Times) “The late François Truffaut was frequently described as a filmmaker who loved women, but not even Monsieur Truffuat could come close to Señor Almodóvar in his intelligent, perceptive and creative appreciation of women in Volver.” (Andrew Sarris, New York Observer)

A Golden Globe nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.