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      High Heels

      R 1991 1h 54m Comedy LGBTQ+ List
      59% Tomatometer 17 Reviews 83% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings The escapades of a famous Spanish actress (Marisa Paredes) and her daughter (Victoria Abril) lead to a murder-trial farce. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jun 15 Buy Now

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      Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Not funny, suspenseful, or original. Rated: C- May 4, 2005 Full Review Janet Maslin New York Times Unlike this director's best work, High Heels has no real mirth and not even enough energy to keep it lively. Rated: 2/5 Aug 30, 2004 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle The director knows what he wants to say, but isn't too sure how to go about saying it. Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 10, 2003 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Little by little, High Heels enrapt the spectator in its sly delirium. [Full review in Spanish] Jun 20, 2023 Full Review Terry Francis Southern Voice (Atlanta) It's like a drug-laced cross between Autumn Sonata, Mildred Pierce and Madam X, as directed by Douglas Sirk (after a snifter of R.W. Fassbinder) and produced by Ross Hunter, [complete with] lavish costumes and overblown production values. Rated: 4/4 May 9, 2023 Full Review Brian D. Johnson Maclean's Magazine Trying to combine drama and comedy in one movie often results in a bittersweet compromise. But in High Heels, Spanish director Pedro Almodovar mixes farce and passion in a way that heightens both extremes. Oct 9, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Jeff M Almodovar is point blank my favorite working film director. He is one of the very few auteurs whose movies are wholly unique and in a world of their own. You know immediately when you're watching a movie by Pedro. He specializes in overdramatic and outrageous plots, colorful and over the top production values and especially eccentric and unforgettable female characters. And while this doesn't even come close to reaching the unforgettable peaks of his masterpieces like BAD EDUCATION and TALK TO HER, this is still a highly enjoyable roller coaster ride involving family conflict, murder, show business, deceit and all kinds of twists and surprises. American audiences raised on cookie-cutter assembly-line motion pictures may have trouble adjusting to something like this. I can't imagine any American director who would be able to achieve this type of outrageousness while still keeping a toe or two in reality - somewhat. Visually stunning and great performances by the two leading ladies. There are some tonal issues here between the dramatic and the comedic - but this is overall one of Almodovar's under-appreciated offerings. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review Audience Member Almodovar is a Genius!! ever!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Comparing with other films of Almódovar, High Heels is definitely a more "normal" one. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member 7.4 [Pedro Almodóvar] Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Frances H Not a favorite of mine by Almodovar. He's done far better. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/03/14 Full Review Audience Member I admire Almodovar's work,so many emotions and this great imagination that brings us in the end an extraordinary story Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis The escapades of a famous Spanish actress (Marisa Paredes) and her daughter (Victoria Abril) lead to a murder-trial farce.
      Director
      Pedro Almodóvar
      Producer
      Pedro Almodóvar
      Screenwriter
      Pedro Almodóvar
      Production Co
      El Deseo S.A., Canal+
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Comedy, LGBTQ+
      Original Language
      Spanish (Spain)
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 15, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $690.7K
      Runtime
      1h 54m
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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