Broken Embraces

Spanish maestro Pedro Almodóvar and his current muse Penélope Cruz deliver another knockout film that's impossible to describe in simple terms since like most of Almodóvar's film this one is as rich and layered as you can hope a film to be. Almodóvar is one of the few filmmakers whose films are as rich as novels that work on many levels from the opening frame till the last one. Above all the film is about cinema since the main characters are a writer and director and an actress but also about love and obsession. Almodóvar weaves another original story that mixes several genres such as melodrama, film noir and comedy. It proves the master still looks to challenge himself without losing focus. Penélope Cruz proves she's every bit a screen goddess with a layered and nuanced performance that could have been tricky and treacherous with another actress. YRCinema's coverage of the 62nd Festival de Cannes.