The story of two mothers who bond in unexpected way after giving birth the same day.The story of two mothers who bond in unexpected way after giving birth the same day.The story of two mothers who bond in unexpected way after giving birth the same day.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 26 wins & 93 nominations total
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThere was a poster for PARALLEL MOTHERS (Madres paralelas) over a decade ago in a scene of Almodóvar's Broken Embraces (2009) (Broken Embraces). He was already working on the script and had made a poster.
- Goofs(at around 1h 28 mins) After an argument with Ana in the kitchen, Janis leaves to go sit on the terrace. She sits down in the chair on the left (from viewer's perspective). When Ana walks towards her, Janis is sitting in the chair on the right.
- Crazy creditsThe entirety of the credits appears on 35mm film that scrolls by, with red markings as if someone were reviewing each "picture."
- SoundtracksSummertime
Written by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward (as Dubose Edwin Heyward) and Dorothy Heyward
Performed by Janis Joplin
Featured review
Very good turn by Pedro Almodovar, one of his best films of the last years.
Its a very unpredictable film that seemingly is about a certain topic and turns out to deliver something completely different. An interesting experiment that pays off very well because at one point you realize to watch a completely different movie than you thought you would. Genius.
The acting was great. I really loved Penelope Cruz who was as expected great. Almodovar truly knows how to put his muse in scene. But also Milena Smit was great and both had a wonderful on screen chemistry. Its a fantastic screenplay and had many good elements like a very decent cinematography and great score.
One little issues I had with it was that it had several loose ends, but I think thats because of the nature of the film and how it is written so I think its nothing big to blame it for. I really enjoyed the characters, although they sometimes made weird decsisions but they were extremely well created. A must see and a typical Pedro Almodovar, although not a very typical movie.
Its a very unpredictable film that seemingly is about a certain topic and turns out to deliver something completely different. An interesting experiment that pays off very well because at one point you realize to watch a completely different movie than you thought you would. Genius.
The acting was great. I really loved Penelope Cruz who was as expected great. Almodovar truly knows how to put his muse in scene. But also Milena Smit was great and both had a wonderful on screen chemistry. Its a fantastic screenplay and had many good elements like a very decent cinematography and great score.
One little issues I had with it was that it had several loose ends, but I think thats because of the nature of the film and how it is written so I think its nothing big to blame it for. I really enjoyed the characters, although they sometimes made weird decsisions but they were extremely well created. A must see and a typical Pedro Almodovar, although not a very typical movie.
- Alexander_Blanchett
- Jan 11, 2022
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Паралельні матері
- Filming locations
- Plaza de las Comendadoras, Madrid, Madrid, Spain(Janis' apartment and Café Moderno)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,297,501
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $38,249
- Dec 26, 2021
- Gross worldwide
- $23,099,858
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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