Volver [videorecording] / Sony Pictures Classics ; Ministerio de Cultura ; con la participación de TVE ; y Canal+ España ; El Deseo presenta ; produced by Esther García ; writer, Pedro Almodóvar ; directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
García, Esther.; Almodóvar, Pedro.; Cruz, Penélope.; Maura, Carmen, 1945-; Dueñas, Lola.; Portillo, Blanca, 1963-; Cobo, Yohana, 1985-; Lampreave, Chus.; Torre, Antonio de la, 1968-; Blanco, Carlos, 1959-; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm); Spain. Ministerio de Cultura.; Televisión Española.; Canal+ España (Firm); Deseo, S.A.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
2007
PN1997.2 .V658 2007
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Title
Volver [videorecording] / Sony Pictures Classics ; Ministerio de Cultura ; con la participación de TVE ; y Canal+ España ; El Deseo presenta ; produced by Esther García ; writer, Pedro Almodóvar ; directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
Uniform Title
Volver (Motion picture)
Edition
Anamorphic widescreen format (2.35:1).
ISBN
1424819512
9781424819515
9781424819515
Publication Details
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2007.
Language
Spanish
Language Note
In Spanish, with optional English subtitles.
Description
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number
043396152830
Call Number
PN1997.2 .V658 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.43/72
Distributor No.
15283 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Summary
Raimunda lives in Madrid with her daughter Paula and her drunk husband Paco. Her sister, Sole, is separated and works clandestinely as a hairstylist for women. Years ago, in the sisters' birth village, they lost their parents in a fire in La Mancha. Their aunt, Paula, still lives in the village and continues to speak about her sister Irene, mother of the two sisters, as if she were still alive. When the old aunt dies the situation changes and the past returns (volver).
Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features: Optional commentary with Almodóvar and Cruz; "Making of 'Volver'" featurette (8 min.); interview with Almodóvar (10 min.); interview with Cruz (6 min.) interview with Maura (9 min.); AFI tribute to Cruz with L.A. Times film critic Kenneth Turan (18 min.); photo gallery; poster gallery;
Special features: Optional commentary with Almodóvar and Cruz; "Making of 'Volver'" featurette (8 min.); interview with Almodóvar (10 min.); interview with Cruz (6 min.) interview with Maura (9 min.); AFI tribute to Cruz with L.A. Times film critic Kenneth Turan (18 min.); photo gallery; poster gallery;
Access Note
Authorized for private home use only.
Credits
Director of photography, José Luis Alcaine ; editor, José Salcedo ; music, Alberto Iglesias.
Performer
Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, Chus Lampreave, Antonio de la Torre, Carlos Blanco.
Cast
Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, Chus Lampreave, Antonio de la Torre, Carlos Blanco.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; some sexual content and language.
System Details Note
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Awards
Cannes Film Festival, 2006: Best Actress (To the female ensemble cast); Best Screenplay (Pedro Almodóvar).
Added Author
García, Esther.
Almodóvar, Pedro.
Cruz, Penélope.
Maura, Carmen, 1945-
Dueñas, Lola.
Portillo, Blanca, 1963-
Cobo, Yohana, 1985-
Lampreave, Chus.
Torre, Antonio de la, 1968-
Blanco, Carlos, 1959-
Almodóvar, Pedro.
Cruz, Penélope.
Maura, Carmen, 1945-
Dueñas, Lola.
Portillo, Blanca, 1963-
Cobo, Yohana, 1985-
Lampreave, Chus.
Torre, Antonio de la, 1968-
Blanco, Carlos, 1959-
Added Corporate Author
Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
Spain. Ministerio de Cultura.
Televisión Española.
Canal+ España (Firm)
Deseo, S.A.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Spain. Ministerio de Cultura.
Televisión Española.
Canal+ España (Firm)
Deseo, S.A.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
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