Volver

DVD - 2007

The central focus in Volver is a family of women: mother and grandmother Irene, her daughters Raimunda and Sole, and Raimunda's 14-year-old daughter Paula. Irene is dead: She died with the girls' father in a fire many years ago in their birth village in La Mancha. Raimunda lives in Madrid with Paula and her shiftless husband, who is malevolent, irrelevant, or absent. Separated Sole runs an unlicensed beauty parlor in her apartment. Their old aunt, Paula, still lives in the village and speaks about her sister Irene as if she were still alive. When the aunt dies, some things change, many things return, and Raimunda's troubles become extremely complicated. She bustles through them with passionate determination, a hard-working wo...man pulled in fifty directions, making a life for her family, reveling in every emotion but self-pity.

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Genres
Feature films
Comedy films
Ghost films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment [2007]
Language
Spanish
English
Corporate Author
Deseo, S.A
Corporate Author
Deseo, S.A (presenter)
Other Authors
Pedro Almodóvar (film director), Esther García, 1956- (film producer), Penélope Cruz (actor), Carmen Maura, 1945-, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, 1963-, Yohana Cobo, 1985-, Chus Lampreave, Antonio de la Torre, 1968-, Carlos Blanco, 1959-
Item Description
Originally produced as a Spanish motion picture in 2006.
Special features: Audio commentary with director Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz [audio feature]; Making of "Volver" [featurette] (8 min.); Interview with Pedro Almodóvar [featurette] (10 min.); Interview with Penélope Cruz [featurette] (6 min.) Interview with Carmen Maura [featurette] (9 min.); AFI Fest 2006 Tribute to Penelope Cruz [featurette] (18 min.); Photo gallery [slide show]; Poster gallery [slide show]; Previews (13 min.).
Physical Description
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD; Region 1; anamorphic widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 2.35:1; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience
MPAA rating: Rated R; some sexual content and language.
Awards
Cannes Film Festival, 2006: Best Actress (To the female ensemble cast); Best Screenplay (Pedro Almodóvar).
Winner, Goya Awards for Mejor Película (Best Film), Mejor Director (Best Director)--Pedro Almodóvar, Mejor Actriz Principal (Best Lead Actress)--Penélope Cruz, Mejor Actriz de Reparto (Best Supporting Actress)--Carmen Maura, Mejor Música Original (Best Original Score)--Alberto Iglesias, 2007 ; Cannes Film Festival, Best Actress--Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, Chus Lampreave, Best Screenplay--Pedro Almodóvar, 2006.
Production Credits
Director of photography, José Luis Alcaine ; camera operator, Joaquin Manchado ; editor, José Salcedo ; music, Alberto Iglesias.
ISBN
9781424819515
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