The desire, Pedro Almodóvar’s production company has just published the trailer for Parallel mothers, his last film in which repeats tandem with Penélope Cruz and Rossy de Palma. The Spanish production of the production company that he has with his brother Agustín already made the news due to the controversial poster that showed a naked nipple. The poster was censored by the Instagram algorithm, although the social network rectified hours later. Complications, publicity and social noise aside, the film by the Manchego director will be distributed by Sony Pictures and its cast, is led by three characters who are mothers: Penelope Cruz, Milana Smit and Aitana Sánchez Gijón.
In the preview itself, it can be seen without excessive effort that one is seeing a work by Pedro Almodóvar. A colorful art direction, that red that he is so passionate about he bathes in traditional scenes of the Spanish imagination. On Parallel mothers, the filmmaker navigates the figure of those mothers that he has lived in his life. With this pretext, the character of Penelope Cruz and Milena Smint are mothers at the same time, giving birth at the same time in the hospital. Cruz’s motherhood is a bit late, but she is excited about the eventMilena, on the other hand, is a teenager and apart from not knowing very well how to act, she is sorry for getting to her situation. A great bond will be created between the two thanks to his long walks around the hospital.
Parallel mothers will close the New York Film Festival, the same one that will open Joel Coen’s Macbeth Tragedy. In statements to this seventh collaboration with Penélope CruzAlmodóvar pointed out: “With Parallel Mothers I return to the female universe, to motherhood, to the family (…) There are many mothers in my filmography, the ones that are part of this story are different. As director, at this moment imperfect mothers inspire me more “.
The tape comes at a time when it has been debated around the figure of the woman as the perfect mother. Unreal prejudice that frustrates and makes many women self-conscious. Will Almodóvar achieve a new international success like that of Pain and glory?
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