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Summary:

A luminous Penélope Cruz stars as an actress who sacrifices everything for true love in Broken Embraces, Academy Award® -winning filmmaker (2003, Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Talk to Her) Pedro Almodóvar's acclaimed tale of sex, secrets and cinema. When her father becomes gravely ill, beautiful Lena (Cruz) consents to a relationship with her boss Ernesto (José Luis Gómez), a very wealthy, much-older man who pays for her father's hospitalization and provides her a lavish lifestyle. But Lena's dream is to act and soon she falls for the director of her first film - a project bankrolled by her husband to keep her near. Upon his discovery of the affair, Ernesto stops at nothing to ruin Lena's happiness.

Contributors:

Almodóvar, Agustin , director, producer

García, Esther, 1956- , producer

Languages:

Spanish
English

Language Notes:

In Spanish, with English subtitles.

Main Work:

Abrazos rotos (Motion picture)

Subjects:

Love — Drama

Blind — Drama

Traffic accidents — Drama

May-December romances — Drama

Motion picture producers and directors — Canary Islands — Lanzarote — Drama

Love

Blind

Traffic accidents

May-December romances

Motion picture producers and directors

Canary Islands — Lanzarote

Genres:

Feature films

Fiction films

Online media

Internet videos

Drama

Performers:

Cast: Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar, Blanca Portillo, José Luis Gómez, Rubén Ochandiano, Tamar Novas, Ángela Molina, Chus Lampreave, Kiti Mánver, Lola Dueñas, Mariola Fuentes, Carmen Machi, Kira Miró, Rossy de Palma, Alejo Sauras.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; music, Alberto Iglesias ; editor, José Salcedo ; production designer, Antxon Gómez ; production manager, Toni Novella ; sound director, Miguel Rejas ; costume designer, Sonia Grande.

General Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed April 11, 2019).
Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Nominated 2010 Golden Globes, USA, Best Foreign Language Film
Nominated 2010 BAFTA Awards, Best Film Not in the English Language
Nominated 2009 Cannes Film Festival, Palme d'Or
2nd place 2009 New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Best Foreign Language Film

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (128 mins.))

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

ISBNs:

9781435993174 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1101007245

Other Control Numbers:

3361328 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP3361328/avon