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TALK TO HER -- See it now!

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clarkjohnsen

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The new Almodovar film has been playing here for two months and I just caught it yesterday -- With a couple dozen in the audience too, at the 4:00 show.
If ever there were a movie that *must* be seen in the theatre, this be it. As the curtain lifts on the widescreen (2.35:1) action... well, one knows from the outset one is in the hands of a master.
You all probably know the set-up. Two unconscious women in the hospital, two boyfriends attending them, a situation develops...
But you do not know where it's heading, any more than the characters do. You may have suspicions... but you'll probably be wrong.
The audience ends up feeling just like the Argentinian -- deeply, truly... You even want to talk to him...
Included too is a song performance of heartrending pathos.
See it now, if you possibly can. Not meant for video.
clark

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I agree, see it if you haven't already. - Harmonia 21:48:04 03/27/03 (0)
And if you've seen it once, go see it again!
Almodovar...matures????? What next?!
On video, too.... - patrickU 10:50:45 03/25/03 (0)
I made weeks ago my critic on this picture based on a DVD viewing...
I agree. In full, without any reservations (nt) - orejones 04:18:56 03/25/03 (0)
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Thanks for the recommendation... - gware 00:10:37 03/25/03 (9)
Almodovar seems to go from strength to strength; let's hope he has a few more films up his sleeve; I'll definitely see that on the big screen when it's released here
Eric
- Almodovar as a heavyweight? - Victor Khomenko 07:13:38 03/25/03 (8)
  So far I have enjoyed every one of his films (see the majority if not all), but at the same time I do see his films as a light fare. Some are outright weak. I don't think his place in history is next to the giants, more in the second tier.
  - He is a light heavyweight at this point IMO. - Harmonia 11:49:30 03/26/03 (0)
    In the last couple years, Almodovar has matured, if not transformed. I don't know what happened in his life to change his normally breezy, cheeky style, but TTH displays a wiser, more lyrical director than Almodovar used to be.
    Talk To Her was one of the best films I've seen in the last several years, and it's by far Almodovar's best work.
    WIll he reach the heights of Renoir, Welles, Eisenstein, Tarkovsky, Bunuel, Ford, Kurosawa, Lean, Powell/Pressburger, Chaplin, Keaton, Griffiths, Murnau, Dreyer, Huston etc etc etc (insert here your personal pantheon)????
    It's way too soon to tell. But Almodovar is in the big leagues IMO after his last two (All ABout My Mother, Talk To Her). Whether he can sustain this 2 flick run will be interesting to see.
  - Wait and see. He�s growing at a steady pace. - orejones 11:34:56 03/25/03 (6)
    Have you seen this film? It is much better than anything he�s done before.
    And, if you were familiar with Spanish cinema, you�d be surprised at seeing how many well-known actors are there, just to fill the party, when Caetano Veloso sings, gratis (for free) just because they wanted to be there...
    I have a feeling that even you will be moved by this film... you know, that strange sensation, when something suddenly grows so big inside your chest, that you feel it�s more than you can hold, and your throat becomes dry, and some wetness in your eyes blurs your vision...
    Regards
    BF
    - Re: Wait and see. He�s growing at a steady pace. - Victor Khomenko 12:30:03 03/25/03 (5)
      I haven't seen this one yet... heck, haven't been to the movies in about a year. We will be seeing it soon, I am sure.
      I am always glad to see people grow, and I do love his films. In many of them there is something memorable, even if the whole film is not of the true star caliber - this is more than could be said about 90% of today's films.
      My familiarity with Spanich cinema drops off fast after Almodovar and Bunuel (whom I place significantly above the young fella)... I know I have seen many others but would not be able to remember them under the spur of the moment. But I am sure I would recognize quite a few if someone listed them.
      ***I have a feeling that even you will be moved by this film...
      That sentence I don't know how to interpret.
      Anyway, it is definitely on the short list, together with the - ahem... the Russian Ark - as much as I HATE, HATE, HATE... Sokurov with every cell in mo body - and probably About Schmidt - need to send Hollywood some money after they boohed that idiot at Oscars, as I promised.
      - BOTH should be seen in the theatre. nt - clarkjohnsen 13:16:44 03/25/03 (4)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Wait and see. He�s growing at a steady pace. posted by Victor Khomenko on March 25, 2003 at 12:30:03:
        
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        OK, OK, I'll do it! - Victor Khomenko 13:33:21 03/25/03 (3)
        
        In Reply to: BOTH should be seen in the theatre. nt posted by clarkjohnsen on March 25, 2003 at 13:16:44:
        
        After your fifty some posts on the Ark I figure I should give you that!
        
        Re: OK, OK, I'll do it! - patrickU 03:59:39 03/26/03 (2)
        
        In Reply to: OK, OK, I'll do it! posted by Victor Khomenko on March 25, 2003 at 13:33:21:
        
        Actually, his films failed to grown on me with time...all the ingredients are there, moving humans, political engagement, sensibility, and I believe now ONLY pseudo depth....
        
        Re: OK, OK, I'll do it! - Harmonia 11:52:05 03/26/03 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Re: OK, OK, I'll do it! posted by patrickU on March 26, 2003 at 03:59:39:
        
        Ummm, Patrick, to whom are you referring here?
        
        Re: OK, OK, I'll do it! - patrickU 12:29:53 03/26/03 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: OK, OK, I'll do it! posted by Harmonia on March 26, 2003 at 11:52:05:
        
        Aldo....

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