Parallel Mothers, 2021.Written and Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Rossy de Palma, Daniela Santiago, Julieta Serrano, Ainhoa Santamaría, Adelfa Calvo, and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón.SYNOPSIS:Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, middle-aged, unrepentant and happy; […]
Movie Review – The Motive (2017)
The Motive, 2017.Directed by Manuel Martin Cuenca. Starring Javier Gutierrez, Maria Leon, and Adelfa Calvo.SYNOPSIS:A struggling writer starts to manipulate his neighbours in order to generate ideas for a book. But is he really in control?The Motive is a quiet, studied film about a writer whose imagination becomes entangled with reality. Its economical storytelling creates […]
