Rotten
Unlike this director's best work, High Heels has no real mirth and not even enough energy to keep it lively.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
High Heels
A mother, a daughter, a lover. Relationships can be murder.
1991 · 1h 54m · R
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Pedro Almodóvar
Overview
After being estranged for 15 years, flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo re-enters her daughter Rebeca's life when she comes to perform a concert. Rebeca, she finds, is now married to one of Becky's ex-lovers, Manuel. The mother and daughter begin making up for lost time, when suddenly, a murder occurs...
Director and cast
- Pedro Almodóvar Director
- Victoria Abril as Rebeca
- Marisa Paredes as Becky del Páramo
- Miguel Bosé as Juez Domínguez
- Anna Lizaran as Margarita
- Mayrata O'Wisiedo as Madre del Juez Domínguez
- Cristina Marcos as Paula
- Féodor Atkine as Manuel
- Pedro Díez del Corral as Alberto
- Bibiana Fernández as Susana
- Nacho Martínez as Juan
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's bright and spunky and playfully melodramatic, but something's missing.
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
Fresh
Pedro Almodovar's films are an acquired taste, and with High Heels I am at last beginning to acquire it.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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