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.
See also:
Kika
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- Originally published: 27 Sep 2007 in Film
La Flor de mi Secreto (the Flower of my Secret)
Almodóvar’s nod to the future offers ample evidence of the director’s growing maturity. ...
- Originally published: 15 Aug 2007 in Film
Volver
Heartbreaker Cruz gets a bit of singing help from Estrella Morente to deliver an emotional performance. ...
- Originally published: 29 Aug 2006 in Film
Pepi, Luci, Bom
Director: Pedro Almodóvar Spain, 1981 This is where it all began, the first in a long line of zany, colourful and passionate tales whose collective carnival forms the prodigious output of Almodóvar. Pepi, ...
- Originally published: 21 Aug 2006 in Film
Law of Desire (La Ley del Deseo)
Another likeable tale of exemplary nutters. ...
- Originally published: 27 Sep 2007 in Film
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