- Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast: Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura
- Language: Spanish with English subtitles
- Year: 121
- Duration: 121min
- Certificate: 15
- Type: Film
Screening as part of Too Much: Melodrama on Film
Drawing from a number of influences, Almodóvar’s Volver features elements of Italian neo-realism alongside its heavy dose of melodrama; the emotional intensity echoed by the backdrop of the windswept La Mancha region of Spain. Penélope Cruz gives a luminous performance as Raimuda, the centre of a film populated almost exclusively by women, dealing with the entwined, multi-generational dramatics of her family.
With an introduction by Liz Gomez from film club Behind the Screen