Broken Embraces 2009 
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Cast: Penelope Cruz, Blanca Portillo, Lluis Homar, Jose Luis Gomez, Ruben Ochandiano, Tamar Novas, Angela Molina, Chus Lampreave, Kiti Manver, Lola Duenas, Mariola Fuentes, Carmen Machi, Kira Miro, Rossy de Palma, Alejo Sauras
Fourteen years ago, Mateo Blanco–now known as Harry Caine (Jose Luis Gomez)–was blinded in a car crash that killed his beloved Lena (Penelope Cruz). Harry's collaborator Judit Garcia (Blanca Portillo) and her son, Diego (Tamar Novas) now help Harry make a living as a successful screenwriter. After Diego is injured in an accident, Harry takes care of him, and, one day, Diego asks Harry why he changed his name. Harry is compelled to tell the story, and, through flashbacks, the story of the love triangle involving Harry, his producer Ernesto Martel (Jose Luis Gomez), and Ernesto's mistress Lena is told.
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 Live Flesh 1997  R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Cast: Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal, Angela Molina, Jose Sancho, Penelope Cruz, Pilar Bardem, Alex Angulo, Mariola Fuentes, Yael Be
A sex-filled thriller aptly describes this foreign film in which an accidental shooting leaves one man (Javier Bardem) paralyzed and another (Liberto Rabal) in prison. Years later, upon his prison release, fate brings the men together again–in a very mixed-up world.
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Shout Out 1998  N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Dunia Ayaso, Felix Sabroso
Cast: Maria Conchita Alonso, Loles Leon, Maria Pujalte, Daniel Guzman, Carmen Balague, Pepon Nieto, Maria Adanez, Gracia Olayo, Mariola Fuentes, Malena Gutierrez
Faced with sagging ratings, TV talk show hostess Miranda Vega (Maria Conchita Alonso) is forced into a new approach: an amateur variety show. The results are hilarious as a wild assortment of characters arrive to participate.
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Talk to Her 2002 R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Cast: Javier Camara, Dario Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Rosario Flores, Mariola Fuentes, Geraldine Chaplin, Lola Duenas, Beatriz Santiago, Paz Vega, Fele Martinez
Journalist Marco (Dario Grandinetti) and nurse Benigno (Javier Camara) spend much of their time at a clinic where important women in their lives are in comas. Their conversations, fueled by loneliness, provide the basis for their unfolding stories. An Oscar was received for Best Writing (Original Screenplay).
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| 1. Broken Embraces (2009)
2. Live Flesh (1997)
3. Shout Out (1998)
4. Talk to Her (2002)
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