Parallel Mothers

M
2022
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123 mins
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Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit (Cross the Line) star in this chance encounter drama from Oscar-winning filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar (The Skin I... More

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Parallel Mothers | Ratings & Reviews

Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar continues a rich body of work exploring feminine history and desire, never shying from the raw, real, fragile essentials of existence.

"Cruz is terrifically good value here - the film is essentially hers, and she navigates the plot's numerous emotional peaks and chasms like a seasoned Sherpa."

The TelegraphThe Telegraph

"A film that's bent by hardship and pierced by tragedy but it finally bows out with a message of hope."

The GuardianThe Guardian

"A ravishingly crafted work that again illustrates with ineffable beauty that no one uses the expressive power of color and design quite like Almodóvar."

Hollywood ReporterHollywood Reporter

"Straightforwardly sculpted and emotionally down-to-earth..."

VarietyVariety

"A movie of infinite tenderness..."

Time MagazineTime Magazine

"Most will require a flat-bed truck stacked with Kleenex to make it through this one without the irritant of tear-based obfuscation."

Little White LiesLittle White Lies

"Offers many delights, one of which is that it ushers Almodóvar fans back to his comfortingly familiar milieu."

IndieWireIndieWire

"From opening frame to closing titles, this is resoundingly, exquisitely, the Penélope Cruz show. But with a lesson in Spanish history."

The TimesThe Times

"The movie is both bracing and consoling."

RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.com

"A rare example of a director who can play the hits while still making the tune sound new."

Slash FilmSlash Film

"Feels almost like stepping back into a long conversation with an old friend; a dialogue of decades, told two hours at a time."

Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly

"A ghost story as well as a story of transference, which Pedro Almodóvar understands to be one in the same."

Slant MagazineSlant Magazine

"A deeply political example of what is lost when we have forgotten-and what is achieved when we fight to remember."

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Parallel Mothers | Details

Rating
M, Mature themes and sex scenes
Runtime
123
Genre
Drama
Country of origin
Spain

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