Male nurse Benigno (Javier Cámara) becomes infatuated with a complete stranger when he watches dancer Alicia (Leonor Watling) practicing from the anonymity of his apartment. After being injured in a car accident, Alicia is brought to a nearby hospital, where Benigno serendipitously happens to be her caregiver. When wounded bullfighter Lydia (Rosario Flores) is brought into the same ward, her companion, writer Marco (Darío Grandinetti), begins to bond with Benigno.
“When it’s over, the realization of how much the movie means to you really sinks in; you can’t get it out of your heart.” –
New York Times
Academy Awards: Winner, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, 2003
Golden Globe Awards: Winner, Best Foreign Language Film, 2003
Goya Awards: Nominee, Best Picture, 2003
Written by: Pedro Almodóvar
Produced by: Agustín Almodóvar, Michel Ruben
Cinematography: Javier Aguirresarobe
Editing: José Salcedo
Music: Alberto Iglesias
A film by: Pedro Almodóvar
Cast: Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Geraldine Chaplin, Rosario Flores
Spain / 2002 / 112 min / Drama / Rated R
In Spanish with English Subtitles
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