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Talk to Her streaming

Original title: Hable con ella
2002 Movie United States, Spain Mystery, Drama, Romance 112 min Ages 16+
By: Pedro Almodóvar With: Rosario Flores, Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Mariola Fuentes, Pina Bausch

After a chance encounter at a theater, two men, Benigno and Marco, meet at a private clinic where Benigno works. Lydia, Marco's girlfriend and a bullfighter by profession, has been gored and is in a coma. It so happens that Benigno is looking after another woman in a coma, Alicia, a young ballet student. The lives of the four characters will flow in all directions, past, present and future, dragging all of them towards an unsuspected destiny.

Filmium rating
79%

Festival Achievements

Berlin International Film Festival 2022
Selections:
Generation Kplus 2022
Visions du Réel 2020
Selections:
Atelier Peter Mettler
International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam 2003
Selections:
Top 10
European Film Awards 2002
Awards:
European Director • European Film • European Screenwriter • People's Choice Award
Nominations:
European Actor • European Cinematographer – Prix Carlo Di Palma
Selections:
Feature Film Selection

Mood

Emotional
Melancholic
Reflective
Thoughtful
Touching

Cast & Crew

Pedro Almodóvar
Javier Cámara
Pina Bausch
Mariola Fuentes
Rosario Flores
Leonor Watling
Darío Grandinetti
Geraldine Chaplin
Dario Grandinetti
Javier Camera
Pedro Almodóvar (Director)

Budget

Mid-Budget

Cinematic Technique

Artistic Framing
Flashback
Intertwined Narratives
Symbolic
Visual Symbolism
Vivid Imagery

Film Movements

Art-House
European Cinema

Narrative Structure

Flashback
Flashbacks
Intertwined
Intertwined Stories
Non-Linear
Nonlinear

Pace

Deliberate
Measured
Meditative
Slow
Slow-Paced

Soundtrack

Alberto Iglesias
Cucurrucucú Dove
Eclectic
Emotional
Melancholic Score
Original Score

Style

Art-House
Cinematic
Dramatic
Poetic
Surrealism

Time-Period

Contemporary
Early 2000S

Central Conflict

Ethical Dilemmas
Friendship Vs. Love
Love In Coma
Love Vs. Obsession
Moral Ambiguity
Obsession

Characters

Bullfighter
Dancers
Journalist
Matador
Nurse
Nurses

Ending

Bittersweet
Emotional Resolution
Hope
Open-Ended
Reconciliation

Historical Context

Contemporary Spain
Early 2000S

Key Plot Points

Coma
Coma Care
Friendship
Moral Boundaries
Rape
Rape And Pregnancy

Plot

Coma
Comas
Forbidden Love
Friendship
Moral Dilemmas
Psychological Drama

Setting

Hospital
Intimate Spaces
Theatre
Urban
Urban Spain

Shooting Location

Madrid
Spain

Theme

Communication
Identity
Loneliness
Love
Love And Obsession
Moral Ambiguity

Genre

Art-House
Foreign Film
Psychological Drama
Romance
Romantic Drama

Audiences

Adults
Art House
Art-House Cinephiles
Drama Lovers
Film Lovers

Titles

Fale Com Ela
Hable con ella
Parla con lei
Parle avec elle
Porozmawiaj z nią
Snakk til henne
Sprich mit ihr
Tala med henne
Talk to Her
对她说
그녀에게

Awards

Academy Award Best Original Screenplay
Bafta Best Foreign Language

Box Office Success

$51 Million Worldwide

Critical Reception

86 Metascore
91% Rotten Tomatoes
Praised For Direction And Screenplay

Popularity

Considered One Of The Best Films Of The 2000S

Ratings

8.1 Out Of 10
Universal Acclaim

Reception

Award-Winning
Awards
Box Office Success
Critical Acclaim
Cult Classic

Production Countries

Spain

Release Year

2002
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