Broken Embraces (2009)
Broken Embraces (2009)

Plot.
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Cast & Crew.

Penélope Cruz
Lena

Lluís Homar
Mateo Blanco / Harry Caine

Blanca Portillo
Judit García

José Luis Gómez
Ernesto Martel

Rubén Ochandiano
Ray X

Tamar Novas
Diego

Ángela Molina
Lena's Mother

Chus Lampreave
Concierge

Kiti Mánver
Madame Mylene

Lola Dueñas
Lip Reader

Mariola Fuentes
Edurne

Carmen Machi
Chon

Kira Miró
Model

Rossy de Palma
Julieta

Alejo Sauras
Álex

Ramón Pons
Lena's Father

Marta Aledo
Maribel

Chema Ruiz
Dr. Blasco

Dani Martín
Ray X's Boyfriend

Javi Coll
Luis

Fernando Lueches
Montador de Avid

Javier Giner
Camello

Agustín Almodóvar
Gardener / Producer

Karola Sánchez
Production Assistant

Yuyi Beringola
Cinearte Receptionist (uncredited) / Script Supervisor

José Coromina
Man Walking the Dog and Greeting Lena's Mother (uncredited)

Sergio Díaz
Assistant Director (uncredited) / Unit Production Manager

Jaime Fernández-Cid Buscató
Vecino Enrollado Bar (uncredited) / Boom Operator

José Salcedo
Editor

Pedro Almodóvar
Director / Writer

Mónica Miguel
Assistant Hairstylist

Óscar Abades
Stunts / Special Effects Technician

Rodrigo Prieto
Director of Photography

Antonio Lemos
Stunts

Víctor Molero
Production Design / Art Direction

Marta Blasco
Set Decoration

Guillermo Orbe
Digital Compositor

Pilar Revuelta
Set Decoration

Ángel Gómez Fernández
Stunts

Massimo Gattabrusi
Key Hair Stylist

Camino García
Stunts

Aleix Torrecillas
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Bahar Cetin
Digital Compositor

Thorsten Rienth
Digital Compositor

César Abades
Special Effects

Antxón Gómez
Production Design

Haridian Nóbrega
Assistant Makeup Artist

Eva Quilez
Assistant Makeup Artist

Luis Blasco
Digital Compositor

Jordi Casares
Stunt Coordinator

Jordi Morera
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Arianna Palmucci
Assistant Hairstylist

Virginia Ruiz
Assistant Makeup Artist

Sonsoles Aranguren
Digital Compositor

Ramón Ramos
Visual Effects

Sonia Grande
Costume Design

Reyes Abades
Special Effects

Ana Lozano
Makeup Designer

Daniela Tartari
Assistant Hairstylist

Pablo Perona
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Marcos Sagasta
Special Effects Assistant

Camino Capellín
Stunts

Álex F. Capilla
Dialogue Editor

Pelayo Gutiérrez
Sound Editor

Patrick Ghislain
Foley Mixer

Julien Naudin
Foley Artist

Ricardo Viñas
Dolby Consultant

Rodrigo Merolla
Boom Operator

Alberto Iglesias
Original Music Composer / Conductor

Yael Fernández-Maquieira
Assistant Makeup Artist

Israel Mendoza
Production Assistant

Mirella de la Puente
Assistant Hairstylist

Toni Novella
Line Producer

Ferran Rial
Second Assistant Director

Valentín Isakov
Props

María Clara Notari
Assistant Art Director

Tania Whalbeck
Painter

Juan Gatti
Graphic Designer

Nuria Muni
Assistant Decorator

Cecilio Caparrini
Assistant Director Trainee

Pablo Seoane
Set Dresser

Federico Rozadillas
Assistant Unit Manager

Javier Orgaz
Carpenter

Daniel Rivero
Second Assistant Director

Alexis Santos
Props

Guillermo Escribano
Assistant Director

Sonia Aranzabal
Set Dresser

Isaac Viejo
Graphic Designer

Andrea Vázquez
Third Assistant Director

Juanjo Gracia
Assistant Decorator

Antía León Castro
Set Decorating Coordinator

Ramón Moya
Construction Manager

Pablo Buratti
Storyboard Artist

Pablo García
Third Assistant Director

Iñaki Rubio
Property Buyer

Esteban Arranz
Assistant Decorator

Susana Fernandez
Property Buyer / Set Decoration Buyer

José Luis Moya
Construction Coordinator

Borja F. Sedano
Props

Angel Fraguela
Sound Assistant

Marc Orts
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Daniel Reboul
Special Effects

David Esteve
Digital Compositor

Inma Nadela
Digital Compositor

Eduardo Castro
Assistant Sound Editor

Joaquín Vergara
Special Effects

Katia Fernández
Stunts

Miguel Rejas
Sound

Falkwyn Goyeneche
Video Assist Operator

Ioseba Larumbe
Additional Lighting Technician

Jorge Sequeira
Electrician

Gabi Díaz Bermejo
Production Intern

Verónica Díaz
Production Coordinator

Yuriria Montero
Production Secretary

Paola Ardizzoni
Still Photographer

Iñaki Sánchez
Sound Assistant

Carlos Miguel
Key Grip

Emilio Pereda
Still Photographer

Bartolomé Pérez
Lighting Technician

Tonucha Vidal
Casting Assistant

Macarena García
Assistant Costume Designer

Iván Sequeira
Electrician

Daniel Gago
Electrician

Francisco Izaguirre
Lighting Technician

Joaquín Manchado
Camera Operator

José Manuel Reboul
Electrician

Fernando Beltrán
Electrician

Álvaro García
Second Assistant Camera

Juan Leiva
First Assistant Camera

Roberto Miguel
Grip

Andrés Cuenca
Casting Assistant

Cecilia Maric
Production Secretary

Raúl Manchado
Steadicam Operator

Pablo Sánchez
Second Assistant Camera

Manuel Laguna
Assistant Editor

Pedro Lozano
Post Production Coordinator

Diana García Jimena
Administrative Assistant

Marina Hernando
Production Assistant

Martín Sánchez Fernández
Lead Painter

Miguel Angel Viñas
Camera Intern

Karine de Haynin
Publicist

Miguel P. Gilaberte
Digital Intermediate Colorist

Joaquín Montull
Assistant Costume Designer

Virginia Lacorzana
Script Supervisor

John Galliano
Thanks

Guillermo Peña Jr.
Telecine Colorist

José Luis Crespo
Music Producer / Scoring Mixer

Mercedes Selgas
Production Accountant

Lucía López
Assistant Costume Designer

Rosa Ortiz
Assistant Editor

Chris Laurence
Musician

Luis San Narciso
Casting

Viviana Espinoza

Carlos Sampedro

Fernando Iglesias

Carlos García Cambero

Carlos Leal

Esther García
Producer

Juan Bautista Cucarella

Coté Soler
Media.












Details.
Release DateMarch 18, 2009
Original NameLos abrazos rotos
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 7m
Budget$18,000,000
Box Office$30,991,660
Filming LocationsMadrid · Canary Islands, Spain
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Broken Embraces (Spanish: Los abrazos rotos) is a 2009 Spanish romantic drama film written, produced, and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Led by an ensemble cast consisting of many Almodóvar regulars, it stars Lluís Homar as a blind Madrilenian screenwriter who recalls his tragic love for Lena, played by Penélope Cruz, the deceased lead actress in his last directional feature Girls and Suitcases, who was also the mistress of a powerful, obsessive businessman (José Luis Gómez). Blanca Portillo co-stars as his agent Judit, while Tamar Novas portrays her son and Caine's co-writer Diego.
Inspired by darkness and by a photo of a couple that Almodóvar took of El Golfo beach in Lanzarote in the late 1990s, the film serves as an homage to filmmaking, cinema and its various film genres. Stylistically, the film has been described as a hybrid of film noir and melodrama. Thematically, Broken Embraces addresses themes like voyeurism, repression, prostitution, death, vengeance, fixation, illness, and drugs.
Broken Embraces was one of the films competing for the Palme d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Dubbed "purest Almodóvar" by The New Yorker, the film was noted for the director's characteristic "bright primary colors," erotic subject matter, and meticulous, "visually pulsating" cinematography. The picture was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at both the 2009 British Academy Film Awards and the 67th Golden Globe Awards.
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