Category: Non-EnglishThe 4th film from the same director this week and I must say the films keep getting better! This time the film follows the life of 4 individuals - Benigno (a male nurse at a hospital for people who are in coma and will most likely not wake up) who is in love with one of the patients, Alicia (who is a ballerina before an accident renders her inert). There's also Marco (a writer nursing a broken heart) who is in love with the bull fighter Lydia (who gets gored by a bull and also becomes a part of the same hospital).
Well, not too much into the plot. I have seen a trend now in Almodóvar's films there's always reference to the Holy Trinity, there's always some kind of questioning of the faith and more importantly of the human mind. The camera work is nothing extra ordinary in this film but the biggest stand out as to be the performance by Darío Grandinetti's Marco who is absolutely polished and stagnant at the same time his performance very much reminds me of Tony Leung's performance in some Wong Kar-Wai films. The other actor Javier Cámara can also hold his own in scenes with Dario, there's definitely a delightful camraderie which grows through the film between the characters that stands out in particular.
Recomendation level: 3/5 - Yeah it's worth watching, definitely.
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