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
Esther García
Producer
Coté Soler
Enrique Vargas
Fernando Iglesias
Enrique Aparicio
Viviana Espinoza
Juan Bautista Cucarella
Carlos Leal
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 18, 2009
Original NameLos abrazos rotos
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 7m
Budget$18,000,000
Box Office$30,991,660
Filming LocationsCanary Islands · Madrid, 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.