Product reviewsTalk To Her (DVD, 2003)

Brilliant

Fantastic film, great service - many thanks

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Almodover at his very best.

He's made many good films, of which two are really great, and this is one of them. The other, The Law of Desire, is early, edgy, and has proved a seed-bed for much that's excellent in films that were to come - it's even semi-quoted from in his very latest, The Skin that I live in.

What makes Talk to Her so special and so attractive is its scope, and confidence. The situation is unusual, exceptional - two young women each in a coma from which no recovery is likely, two men attempting to communicate to them support and affection. One of the women is a would-be ballerina, the other a female bull-fighter. One of the men is a kindly but simple nurse, the other a journalist who carries his own confusions and disappointments. Their separate stories are interesting, but what makes the film great are the cross-overs between their stories, cross-overs full of feeling, emotion and unexpected cross-connection.

The performances are outstanding, the level of affection that emerges is unusual and very winning. The cinematography is breath-taking in sheer loveliness. The Pina Bausch ballets, the Caetano Veloso song and the very funny silent movie are wonderful punctuation points help draw the strands together even more.

The final sequences between Benigno and Marco are pure heart-break.

it's no surprise this film won the popular vote across Europe for film of the year, and one Oscar seems hardly enough.

Not all of Almodovar works to its full effect on the small screen, but this one does, and the dvd transfer is excellent. It's one to watch over and over again, for sure.Read full review...

Talk to Her

Life-affirming Spanish story of two tragic women and the men who love them. It's a story of romantic obsession, male bonding and the nature of love. A travel writer and a male nurse meet at a clinic where each of them is in love with a comatose patient. The lives of all four people flow into the past, present and future. Directed by the great Pedro Almodovar. (Animal-lovers should note that the film has brief bullfighting sequences).Read full review...

Talk To Her (DVD 2004)

Great movie 2 women in a coma & the men that(think they)love them !Nice plot twists, more subtle & intelligent than most Hollweird movies. See it

emotional

I actually bought this film to improve my spanish, and the story is captivating and reaches deep into the characters, so that it will be doubly rewarding to watch this a few times more.

Pretty Good

I brought this film as it's a main study film for my film studies exam and I quite enjoyed it :D Interesting overlap in character stories and a topic that I've never seen in a film before now.

a typical Almodovar movie

Quite wacky with some uncomfortable moments but the atmosphere is good. Love the typically Spanish bullfighting scene, fantastic choice of music which is typically Almodovar. Overall it is a film that makes you reflect. I would recommend watching it.Read full review...

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