Hable con ella (2002)

Director:

Pedro Almodóvar

Writer:

Pedro Almodóvar (writer)

Release Date:

15 March 2002 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Two men share an odd friendship while they care for their girlfriends who are both in deep comas.

Plot Keywords:

Bare Butt | Female Full Frontal Nudity | Pregnant From Rape | Coma Rape | Tragic Love

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 32 wins & 26 nominations

Cast

Javier Cámara	...	Benigno Martín
Darío Grandinetti	...	Marco Zuluaga
Leonor Watling	...	Alicia
Rosario Flores	...	Lydia González
Mariola Fuentes	...	Rosa
Geraldine Chaplin	...	Katerina Bilova
Pina Bausch	...	Bailarina 'Café Müller'
Malou Airaudo	...	Bailarine 'Café Müller' (Dancer)
Caetano Veloso	...	Singer at party - "Cucurrucucú Paloma"
Roberto Álvarez	...	Doctor
Elena Anaya	...	Ángela
Lola Dueñas	...	Matilde
Adolfo Fernández	...	Niño de Valencia
Ana Fernández	...	Hermana de Lydia
Chus Lampreave	...	Portera

Also Known As:

Talk to Her (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for nudity, sexual content and some language.

Runtime:

112 min | Turkey:104 min (TV version)

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Italy:T | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Austria:16 (Steiermark) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:L | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:R(A) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain

Company:

El Deseo S.A.

Trivia:

Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2002 (#07)

Quotes:

Marco Zuluaga: Love is the saddest thing when it goes away, as a song by Jobim goes.

Movie Connections:

References Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)

Soundtrack:

Hain't It Funny

About men

This is a film about men and their emotions. One man has a relationship with a woman, the most famous female matador in Spain. He cries over the most strange things. The female matador gets in a coma. The other man is in love with a woman, he has only spoken to her once. The man is a male nurse and when the woman gets in a coma he is the one to take care of her. Some people around him thinks he is gay so he is allowed to take care of her, see her naked, touch her. The two men get to know each other while waiting at the beds of their loved ones.

I will not reveal what happens with the two women, or with the men. The way the subject is handled is great. In one way we see the two man devoting their lives two women. In another way we see the creepy part of that. For example we know the male nurse is in love with the one he is taking care of, and as I said, he sees naked every day. The woman seems to be an obsession, the man seems to be obsessed. We have sympathy for the men anyway.

The acting is good, a very intelligent story and a great direction makes this film one of the year's best. In the end you will have a strange feeling, and a good feeling as well.