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Volver (Spanish pronunciation:, meaning "to return") is a 2006 Spanish comedy-drama [1] [2] film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Penélope Cruz , Carmen Maura , Lola Dueñas , Blanca Portillo , Yohana Cobo , and Chus Lampreave .
The Room Next Door (Spanish: La habitación de al lado) is a 2024 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar in his English-language full-length debut, based on the novel What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez. [3]
The film received negative critic reviews. It holds a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 23 reviews. [7]About the film, The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Dripping with floridly phony dialogue that no actor should be forced to speak, this paternity mystery uses the Bosnian conflict as the manipulative backdrop to a preposterously overwrought and overlong melodrama."
“I couldn’t remove a book because it has ideas we don’t like,” says Bette Davis’s character in a “Storm Center,” a 1956 drama about Communism and book banning.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 306 reviews, with an average rating of 8.3/10; the website's critics consensus reads: "Pain and Glory finds writer-director Pedro Almodóvar drawing on his own life to rewarding effect -- and honoring his craft as only a master filmmaker can."
Revolver is a 2005 action thriller film [6] co-written and directed by Guy Ritchie, and starring Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, Vincent Pastore, and André Benjamin.The film centres on a revenge-seeking confidence trickster whose weapon is a universal formula that guarantees victory to its user, when applied to any game or confidence trick.
Volver a caer ([bolˈβeɾ a kaˈeɾ], "Falling Again") is a Mexican streaming television series based on Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel Anna Karenina. [1] The series stars Kate del Castillo , Maxi Iglesias and Rubén Zamora .
Begin the Beguine (Spanish: Volver a empezar) is a 1982 Spanish film written and directed by José Luis Garci, starring Antonio Ferrandis. The plot follows the story of a Spaniard who returns to his homeland after many years in exile when he wins the Nobel Prize in Literature. Its original Spanish title, Volver a Empezar, means Starting Again.