Talk to Her

2002 1h 52m ES

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7.6

BANGER

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91%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.9

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★7.6TMDB · 1,492🍅91%Rotten Tomatoes●86Metacritic★7.9IMDB · 120,861

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Synopsis

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Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Javier Cámara
Benigno
Darío Grandinetti
Marco
Leonor Watling
Alicia
Rosario Flores
Lydia
Mariola Fuentes
Rosa
Geraldine Chaplin
Katerina Bilova
Pina Bausch
Bailarine
Malou Airaudo
Bailarine

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Writers: Pedro Almodóvar, Pedro Almodóvar
Languages: French, Spanish
Countries: Spain

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 10.0× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, shot by Javier Aguirresarobe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alberto Iglesias. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor José Salcedo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Javier Cámara and Darío Grandinetti and Leonor Watling carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0287467 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pedro Almodóvar directs. Javier Aguirresarobe behind the camera. Alberto Iglesias scores. José Salcedo cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in French, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 10.0× over at the box office.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.
4Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, shot by Javier Aguirresarobe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Alberto Iglesias. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor José Salcedo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Javier Cámara and Darío Grandinetti and Leonor Watling carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0287467 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "dying and death", "journalist", "friendship", "suicide".
10Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Javier Aguirresarobe
Original score: Alberto Iglesias
Editing: José Salcedo
Costume design: Sonia Grande
Makeup / hair: Montse Ribé
Runtime: 112 min · 1h 52m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $6,500,000
Box office: $64,826,117
Return: 997% of budget
Original language: ES
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Talk to Her (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes: 91% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 86/100
IMDB rating: 7.9/10 · 120,861 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 47 wins & 47 nominations total

European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director
European Film Award for Best Director
European Film Award for Best Film
Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor
European Film Award for Best Screenwriter

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lmao72017-03-17
★ 8/10
Now this is…really something different like the story and Benigno. I know what he did was so so wrong but I felt bad for him. Such a heartbreaking story and I love how the friendship was formed, although I really didn’t care about the writer and matador. I just couldn’t stop watching this film when I saw it on Sundance, until the ending, like the butt shakin partner dance before the end credits. It may be the music. And of course…Paz Vega’s black and white silent film, the shrinking man who went inside her…literally!
CinemaSerf2023-09-03
★ 7/10
This is a clever exposé of how men deal with their emotions. Marco and Benigno develop a close friendship almost despite themselves - and certainly not because they actually ought to. There is "love" that is unrequited, on-the-rebound and even violent all encompassed within this relatively concise story. Almodóvar hits the gold mine early with this and mines it wonderfully. There are some distinctive moral ambiguities in this film, and the Director makes no apology for that nor does he try to corral us into his (or any other) way of thinking - we have to make our own judgement as to how compassionate and/or forgiving we are at the end.