Broken Embraces DVD

Product Description

A follow-up to Spanish enfant terrible Pedro Almodvar's 2006 arthouse sensation VOLVER LOS ABRAZOS ROTOSfinds the filmmaker re-teaming with actress Penlope Cruz & working on a canvas much broader than those of his previous outings in terms of genres covered narrative scope & duration Llus Homar stars as the former Mateo Blanco a screenwriter & ex-director who changed his name to Harry Caine after losing his sight in an automobile accident A past scandal suddenly resurfaces when the news arrives that the producer of one of Harry's old movies (' Girls & Suitcases') a corrupt stockbroker named Ernesto Martel (Jos Luis Gmez) has died For mysterious reasons this makes Harry's ex-production manager Judit (Blanca Portillo) nervous; then Ernesto's son Ray X (Rubn Ochandiano) turns up & asks Harry to help him write a vindictive script to get back at his vile father The film subsequently flashes back to the early '90s when Martel became involved with his secretary Lena (Cruz) but Mateo also began to develop feelings for her & auditioned her for ' Girls & Suitcases' In response to Mateo's interest in Lena (and her burgeoning interest in him) the jealous Martel commissioned Ray to make a documentary about the making of ' Girls & Suitcases' as an excuse to spy on the director & star This enabled him to watch Mateo spiriting off with Lena right under his nose & set the stage for the wily producer's elaborate revenge against Mateo