Broken Embraces

Broken Embraces

Passion, obsession, wealth, jealousy, family, guilt, and creativity.

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Release Date

3/18/2009

Runtime

127 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$30,991,660

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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

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Sexual content

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