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Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

November 20, 2009 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

Director :

Pedro Almodovar

Starring :

Penelope Cruz, Blanca Portillo, Lluis Homar, Jose Luis Gomez, Angela Molina, Rossy de Palma

REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers [Rate It]

“..still engrossing..”

by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian]

Review rate : A-

“..see Broken Embraces...twice..”

by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]

“..riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside a slightly overindulgent parade of gushing film references..”

by Tim Robey [Daily Telegraph]

“..Pedro Almodovar's sizzlingly sexy film noir..”

by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]

“..another movie about movies, and not one that reflects film obsession through a prism of something more lyrical and profound..”

by Jesse Hassenger [Filmcritic.com]

“.."Broken Embraces" leaves the viewer in a contradictory state, a mixture of devastation and euphoria, amusement and dismay that deserves its own clinical designation..”

by A.O. Scott [NY Times]

“.."Broken Embraces" is never anything less than a full, warm and enfolding expression of love..”

by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger]

Review rate : A-
Reviewed by Keith Phipps [Onion AV Club]

Reviewed by Kim Newman [Empire Magazine]

Reviewed by Stella Papamichael [Digital Spy]

Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]

Reviewed by Rob Nelson [Village Voice]

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