
Broken Embraces
Passion, obsession, wealth, jealousy, family, guilt, and creativity.
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Release Date
3/18/2009Runtime
127 minsOverview
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.

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A wounded man confronts the tangled romantic and professional betrayals that cost him his sight and his identity. Almodóvar wraps a mystery about creative passion in lustrous cinematography and emotional wreckage.
Mood
MelancholicRomanticTenseBittersweet
Themes
ObsessionLoveGriefArt and creationBetrayal
Tone
Tender
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
PainterlyHigh-contrast
Structure
Framed flashback
Heads up
Sexual content
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