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Edition 2021

Films

Official Selection - Out of Competition

Festivals and Awards:

Venice Festival – Opening Feature Filme; Competition Official Selection; Best Actress Award (Penelope Cruz)

Crew:

Screenplay: Pedro Almodóvar
Production: Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García
Music: Alberto Iglesias
Cinematography: José Luis Alcaine
Editor: Teresa Font

Parallel Mothers

A film by Pedro Almodóvar

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Janis, a middle-aged woman, and Ana, a young woman, find themselves in a hospital room, where they will give birth. Both got pregnant accidentally, but Janis is overjoyed, unlike Ana, who looks scared. As they wander through the hospital corridors, Janis encourages Ana, creating a strong bond that will decisively alter their lives.
  • Cast:

    Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Aitana Sánchez-Gijó, Israel Elijalde
  • Original Title:

    Madres Paralelas
  • Country:

    Spain
  • Year:

    2021
  • 120' Subtitles: PT

Festivals and Awards:

Venice Festival – Opening Feature Filme; Competition Official Selection; Best Actress Award (Penelope Cruz)

Crew:

Screenplay: Pedro Almodóvar
Production: Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García
Music: Alberto Iglesias
Cinematography: José Luis Alcaine
Editor: Teresa Font

Director

Pedro Almodóvar

The most acclaimed Spanish filmmaker after Buñuel, Pedro Almodóvar was born on September 25th, 1949, in Spain. In 1987, he founded the film production company El Deseo, together with his brother, Agustín Almodóvar. Director, screenwriter and producer, he is the author of a vast and unique filmography, from which stand out Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), The Skin I Live in (2011) or Bad Education (2004), having won two Academy Awards with the films All About My Mother (1999) and Talk to Her (2002).
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