Broken Embraces Movie

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Who's Involved:

Pedro Almodovar, Penelope Cruz, Kiti Manver, Angela Molina, Blanca Portilla, Chus Lampreave

Release Date:

Friday, November 20, 2009 New York

R   RESTRICTED MPA
sexual content, language and some drug material
Runtime: 2 hrs, 8 m
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

"Broken Embraces" is a four-way tale of amour-fou, shot in the style of '50s American film noir at its most hard-boiled, and will mix references to works like Nicholas Ray's "In a Lonely Place" and Vincente Minnelli's "The Bad and the Beautiful," with signature Almodóvar themes such as Fate, the mystery of creation, guilt, unscrupulous power, the eternal search of fathers for sons, and sons for fathers.


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Who stars in Broken Embraces: Cast List

Who's making Broken Embraces: Crew List

A look at the Broken Embraces behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Pedro Almodovar last directed Strange Way of Life and Parallel Mothers. The film's writer Pedro Almodovar last wrote Strange Way of Life and Parallel Mothers.

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Production: What we know about Broken Embraces?

Filming Timeline

  1. 2009 - August: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2008 - December: The film was set to Post-Production  status.

Broken Embraces Release Date: When was the film released?


Broken Embraces was a New York release in 2009 on Friday, November 20, 2009. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including The Blind Side, Planet 51 and The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

Broken Embraces DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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Broken Embraces was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 .

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