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Broken Embraces (15)
Review
A dazzling filmmaker and distinctive stylist, Almodovar crams everything he loves about the movies into the story of Harry, a filmmaker who’s been blind ever since a car accident that also claimed the life of his lover Lena. A joy to watch, it’s a tribute to Almodóvar’s careful scripting and the skills of the mesmerizing Cruz (and the rest of the cast) that the complex plot with its intricate fusion of disparate elements hangs together as well as it does. At heart it’s an optimistic film: despite his afflictions Harry embraces life. A film that makes you realise that no matter how bad things get, there’s always something to enjoy. There’s always cinema.
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