After the execrable I’m So Excited, relieved to see writer/director Pedro Almodóvar return to his powerful, melodramatic female-centric storytelling. But, sadly, Julieta is far from his best.
Hidden family secrets worm their way to the surface as Julieta (Emma Suárez) re-evaluates her life following a chance encounter on the Madrid streets. Changing her plans to move to Portugal, Julieta instead retraces parts of her life in the hope her estranged daughter will make contact.
A somewhat uninvolving, emotionally distant mother/absent daughter tale unfolds – loosely based on short stories by Alice Munro.
Rating: 56%
Director: Pedro Almodóvar (Talk To Her, All About My Mother)
Writer: Pedro Almodóvar (Talk To Her, All About My Mother) based on short stories by Alice Munro
Main cast: Emma Suárez (The Mosquito Net, Hours of Light), Adriana Ugarte (Palm Trees in the Snow, Tiempo sin aire), Dario Grandinetti (Talk To Her, Wild Tales)
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