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Parallel Mothers (Spanish: Madres paralelas) is a 2021 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film stars Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit and features Aitana Sánchez-Gijón , Israel Elejalde , Julieta Serrano and Rossy de Palma .
Parallel Mothers: Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. With Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón. The story of two mothers who bond in unexpected way after giving birth the same day.
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- Drama
- Pedro Almodóvar
- 2021-10-08
Dec 23, 2021 · The Spanish director finally confronts the legacy of his country’s political violence in his new film, starring Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit.
Dec 27, 2021 · Richard Brody reviews “Parallel Mothers,” the new film by Pedro Almodóvar, in which characters played by Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit confront their family histories and Spain’s painful ...
- ‘Parallel Mothers’ Plot Summary
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- ‘Parallel Mothers’ Ending Explained
In the winter of 2016 in Madrid, professional photographer Janis Martinez (played by Penelope Cruz) makes acquaintance with Arturo, a celebrated forensic anthropologist, during a photoshoot. After the shoot, Janis takes a walk with Arturo, where she expresses her wish to excavate a rudimentary grave of ten bodies in her village, among which lies he...
Despite her dismay, Janis decides to keep Cecilia’s lineage a secret—she tells nobody, changes her phone number, and concentrates on her own. Some more time has passed. Janis is now back to working, as Cecilia is now a toddler, and one day during this time, she comes across Ana at a café near her house. Ana, who now looks very different, with short...
Despite the plot of an individual drama, “Parallel Mothers” comes back to the political history of the Spanish Civil War towards the end. Many months have passed, and Cecilia now lives with her mother, Ana, although they are still in contact with Janis. The time arrives for the excavation, and Janis and Arturo drive to her ancestral village and mee...
Dec 23, 2021 · Penélope Cruz gives one of her finest performances in Pedro Almodóvar's first movie to directly confront the horrific legacy of the Spanish Civil War.
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Sep 1, 2021 · Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers,” which opened the 78th Venice Film Festival, tells the story of two women, both single mothers, who give birth to baby daughters at virtually the same moment ...
