High Heels (Tacones Lejanos)
— A flotsam of images and emotions anchored down by solid acting.”
- Director: Pedro Almodóvar
- Spain, 1991
The early 90s represent a busy, transitionary period for Almodóvar. And during that period, he takes on multiple muses having apparently fallen out with Carmen Maura. His two key players are Marisa Paredes and the delectable Victoria Abril, both of whom spring up here to lead this oddball of a movie.
Abril is a career-driven newsreader whose errant actress mother (Paredes) is back in town after years away. Abril has married an older man, who happens to be an old flame of Paredes. Classic Almodóvar, really.
And the films of his transitionary period can be a bit awkward – frivolity rubs up against more serious content in a typical riot of colour. Scenes between mother and daughter are superbly acted and these tend to cover up for other, weaker or more implausable moments.
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Kika
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La Flor de mi Secreto (the Flower of my Secret)
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Pepi, Luci, Bom
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- Originally published: 21 Aug 2006 in Film
Law of Desire (La Ley del Deseo)
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- Originally published: 27 Sep 2007 in Film
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