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, […]
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. […]
