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December 08, 2006
Volver
With Pedro Almodóvar.
I know it will sound like old news to everyone, but I have been so busy with my latest film, that I totally forgot about mainstream movies- shame on me! I finally saw Pedro Almodóvar's Volver‚ and I thought it was fantastic. He's my favorite living director and I feel like the last person in the world to have seen his latest film!
First of all, I was amazed to discover how wonderful of an actress Penelope Cruz is. I thought all she could do was be a fag hag for Tom Cruise! Apparently she is much more and she even reminded me, as I think Almodóvar intended, of Sofia Loren in Two Women. I actually told him when I ran into him recently that I was impressed with Penelope Cruz' performance. He said he already knew she was an amazing actress because he's worked with her before in All About My Mother. I would love to see those films as well now!
The whole movie paid homage, as I believe is the case in most of Almodóvar's recent films, to great European actresses like Sofia Loren, Anna Magnani (You even see a clip of Magnani's movie Bellissima in Volver), and director Federico Fellini. Remember the opening shot of the women working in the cemetery? It was so reminiscent of Fellini's film 8 1/2.
Here is a video clip from YouTube of her singing the song "Volver" in the film. This little clip made my day. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
Posted by Michael at December 8, 2006 05:53 PM
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dear michael, i have been trying to get into contact with you for a while and the only way is through this message board (i will still comment on the topic). i am in israel and i am a volunteer in the israeli army. i am a combat soldier and i was in lebanon during the war. i found out a month ago that you were in israel where you visited soldiers and you did ur show both of which i missed. i wanted to tell you about my experiences being a foriegner in the army. honestly i didnt know who u were until a month
Posted by: daniel at December 9, 2006 09:03 PM
ago so now i know who you are. concerning the topic; sofia loren is an actress who has style which many actresses dont have today. eva gardner, grace kelly and audry hepbern are other examples. anyway i hope this gets to you because i have looking for your email but i couldnt find it. i regret for not knowing about your trip to israel but it was good of you to come. i hope i can contact you directly so i cao tell about my experiences which would interest you. thanks for your support. sincerely, daniel
Posted by: daniel at December 9, 2006 09:24 PM
Pedro es uno de los grandes de hoy, y Michael tambien aunque en campos distintos! Les doy la bienvenida egualmente a los dos.
Posted by: Luis Verga at December 10, 2006 04:56 PM