Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos) Movie Overview

Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos) - Overview

Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller

Opened: Nov 20, 2009 Run Time: 2hrs 8min

Cast: Penélope Cruz Lluís Homar Blanca Portillo Jose Luis Gomez

Director: Pedro Almodovar

Producer: Esther Garcia Agustin Almodovar

Synopsis

Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos): A man writes, lives and loves in darkness. Fourteen years before, he was in a brutal car crash on the island of Lanzarote. In the accident, he lost his sight along with the love of his life, Lena. This man uses two names: Harry Caine, a playful pseudonym with which he signs his literary works, stories and scripts, and Mateo Blanco, his real name, with which he lives and signs the film he directs. After the accident, Mateo Blanco reduces himself t... Read More

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Box Office Data
# Weeks	27

# Total Gross	$5M

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Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)

Studio:

Universal International Pictures Spain

Cast & Crew (12)

Penélope Cruz

Lluís Homar

Blanca Portillo

Reviews (21)

emilk..., Flixster

Los Abrazos Rotos is Spanish auteur Almodovar's most assured and mature work to date. Here is a film where he finally finds a perfect balance with his material ...

jarobb3, Flixster

Slow to start, but a powerful finish. Incredible storytelling, subtle direction, and absorbing acting, easy choice if you're in the mood for Artistic+Foreign. ...

Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos) - Overview