Talk to Her
I watched the Spanish film Hable con ella (Talk to Her) today at CFD. The film, directed by Pedro Almodóvar, won the Oscar award for best original screenplay in 2003.
Loneliness is the theme of the film. Two men, Benigno and Marco meet at a clinic. Both of them have their girlfriends admitted in the clinic, in coma state. Benigno is a childish-looking young man who spent most of his childhood and adolescence taking care of his bedridden mother, and his life had been mostly confined to his home. He starts liking a student called Alicia coming to a dance school opposite to his house, but before he gets a chance to know her better, she meets with an accident and is admitted to the hospital in coma state. Benigno had been taking care of Alicia after that, and he works in the clinic as a nurse. He talks to Alicia imagining as if she is listening to whatever he speaks, and does things which she would have loved to do, like going for theatre performances, films, etc.
Unlike Benigno, Marco is a journalist, and he has traveled a lot. He was still recovering after the separation from his lover when he met Lydia, a bullfighter, for conducting an interview with her, and then he falls in love with her. She is attacked by a bull during a fight, and is admitted to the hospital where Alicia was also admitted. The two men meet with each other, and a friendship develops between them. Benigno teaches Marco the art of talking to his girlfriend, assuming that she is listening to him.
A scene from Talk to Her (Courtesy imdb dot com).
Most of the story is shown through flashback scenes, with sequences going to and fro in time and space. The film has brilliant characterizations, nicely enacted by all the actors. The technical department of the film is perfect as well, and Talk to Her is a different film, a memorable one.
Loneliness is the theme of the film. Two men, Benigno and Marco meet at a clinic. Both of them have their girlfriends admitted in the clinic, in coma state. Benigno is a childish-looking young man who spent most of his childhood and adolescence taking care of his bedridden mother, and his life had been mostly confined to his home. He starts liking a student called Alicia coming to a dance school opposite to his house, but before he gets a chance to know her better, she meets with an accident and is admitted to the hospital in coma state. Benigno had been taking care of Alicia after that, and he works in the clinic as a nurse. He talks to Alicia imagining as if she is listening to whatever he speaks, and does things which she would have loved to do, like going for theatre performances, films, etc.
Unlike Benigno, Marco is a journalist, and he has traveled a lot. He was still recovering after the separation from his lover when he met Lydia, a bullfighter, for conducting an interview with her, and then he falls in love with her. She is attacked by a bull during a fight, and is admitted to the hospital where Alicia was also admitted. The two men meet with each other, and a friendship develops between them. Benigno teaches Marco the art of talking to his girlfriend, assuming that she is listening to him.
Most of the story is shown through flashback scenes, with sequences going to and fro in time and space. The film has brilliant characterizations, nicely enacted by all the actors. The technical department of the film is perfect as well, and Talk to Her is a different film, a memorable one.
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