Broken Embraces

Watched the new Pedro Almodovar film, Broken Embraces. It was very enjoyable (not counting the woman with stinky perfume sitting next to me for over 2 hrs. yuck!) Back when she was trying to be an American star and was dating/married to Tom Cruise (?) I couldn't stand Penelope Cruz, but under Almodovar's loving lens and attention she really shines (although I thought she was good in Vicky Cristina Barcelona also) which is good because Broken Embraces is pretty much all about her. The film is layered with multiple characters and the storyline isn't linear which shouldn't be new to any fan of Almodovar's.

Here's a synopsis from the film's website:

The story of Mateo, Lena, Judit and Ernesto Martel is a story of “amour fou”, dominated by fatality, jealously, the abuse of power, treachery and a guilt complex. A moving and terrible story, the most expressive image of which is the photo of two lovers embracing, torn into a thousand pieces.