Unlike this director's best work, High Heels has no real mirth and not even enough energy to keep it lively.
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
It's bright and spunky and playfully melodramatic, but something's missing.
Pedro Almodovar's films are an acquired taste, and with High Heels I am at last beginning to acquire it.
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