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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; Broken Embraces</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/broken-embraces/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog</link> <description>The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:29:41 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN Review Pt.2 &#8211; Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/oscar-movies/no-country-for-old-men-javier-bardem-122/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/oscar-movies/no-country-for-old-men-javier-bardem-122/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:29:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=22487</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ewan McGregor in The Ghost Writer (top); Hichem Jacoubi, Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (bottom) Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island grossed (or rather, is grossing) millions this weekend. The same goes for Cop Out, The Crazies, Avatar and its $700 million, Percy Jackson &#38; the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, and Valentine's Day. But forget those Hollywood flicks for a moment. In fact, if you look at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/the-ghost-writer-a-prophet-polanski-audiard-77771/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CELL 211, AGORA Top Spanish Academy Awards; Pedro Almodóvar Gets Standing Ovation at Goyas</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cell-211-agora-pedro-almodovar-goya-48719/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cell-211-agora-pedro-almodovar-goya-48719/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:57:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21959</guid> <description><![CDATA[Juan Oliver, Luis Tosar in Cell 211 (top); Rachel Weisz in Agora (middle, upper); Lola Dueñas, Pablo Pineda in Me Too (middle, lower); Penélope Cruz in Pedro Almodóvar's Broken Embraces (bottom) Daniel Monzón's Celda 211 / Cell 211, a drama set during a prison riot, was the big winner at the 2010 Goya Awards ceremony held in Madrid on Sunday. Cell 211 won eight Goyas, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cell-211-agora-pedro-almodovar-goya-48719/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: Those That Didn&#039;t Make It</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-its-complicated-julianne-moore-190/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-its-complicated-julianne-moore-190/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:51:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21571</guid> <description><![CDATA[Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin in It's Complicated (top); Penelope Cruz, Lluís Homar in Broken Embraces (middle); Agnes Varda in The Beaches of Agnes (bottom) Which movies were totally ignored by the Academy? Which performers and filmmakers were ignored? The list is quite long, of course. Below are the most notable omissions from the Oscar 2010 shortlist. Marc Webb's (500) Days of Summer, Pedro Almodóvar's Broken [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2010-its-complicated-julianne-moore-190/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2010 Oscar Predictions: Best Picture</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2010-oscar-predictions-best-picture-891/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2010-oscar-predictions-best-picture-891/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:05:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21387</guid> <description><![CDATA[2010 Oscar Predictions Best Picture Avatar (Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington), James Cameron Broken Embraces (Penelope Cruz), Pedro Almodóvar District 9, Neill Blomkamp An Education (Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard), Lone Scherfig The Hurt Locker (Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie), Kathryn Bigelow Inglourious Basterds (Melanie Laurent), Quentin Tarantino Nine (Penelope Cruz, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, Fergie, Daniel Day-Lewis, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren), Rob Marshall Precious (Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique), [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2010-oscar-predictions-best-picture-891/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE WHITE RIBBON &#8211; Best Foreign Language Film: Golden Globe Predictions</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-white-ribbon-golden-globes-488/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-white-ribbon-golden-globes-488/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:13:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20732</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Foreign Language Film Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon This is another category (see best actor &#8211; comedy or musical) that is hard to predict because of the absence of a clear front-runner. The closest to a &#34;favorite&#34; is Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon, winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes and of several critics' awards in the United States. Working for it: Prestige, relevance, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/the-white-ribbon-golden-globes-488/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pedro Almodóvar, THE CONSUL FROM SODOM: Controversial Goya Award Choices</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pedro-almodovar-the-consul-from-sodom-goya-awards-894/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pedro-almodovar-the-consul-from-sodom-goya-awards-894/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 07:46:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20560</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda &#38; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) (top); Jordi Mollà in El cónsul de Sodoma (Steinweg Emotion Pictures) (bottom) In the Spanish-language website Filmin, &#34;questions without answers&#34; are asked about the selections for the Spanish Academy's 2010 Goya Awards. A few of the questions, e.g., &#34;who will win best actress this year&#34; can only be [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/pedro-almodovar-the-consul-from-sodom-goya-awards-894/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>CELL 211, AGORA, Penélope Cruz, Pedro Almodóvar: 2010 Goya Award Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cell-211-agora-penelope-cruz-goya-awards-889/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cell-211-agora-penelope-cruz-goya-awards-889/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:39:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20535</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rachel Weisz in Agora (Mod Producciones) (top); Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda &#038; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) (bottom) Daniel Monzón's prison drama Cell 211 and Alejandro Amenábar's historical blockbuster Ágora (aka Mists of Time), with respectively 16 and 13 nominations, are the two leaders in the race for the 2010 Premios Goya (or Goya Awards), the Spanish Academy [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/cell-211-agora-penelope-cruz-goya-awards-889/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BROKEN EMBRACES, THE WHITE RIBBON, A PROPHET: Golden Globe Screenings</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/broken-embraces-the-white-ribbon-golden-globe-887/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/broken-embraces-the-white-ribbon-golden-globe-887/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:18:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20503</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz, José Luis Gómez in Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda &#38; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) (top); Catalina Saavedra in The Maid (Elephant Eye) (middle); Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (Roger Arpajou / Sony Pictures Classics) (bottom) Los Angeles' American Cinematheque will host the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's series of screenings devoted to the films and filmmakers nominated for the 2010 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/broken-embraces-the-white-ribbon-golden-globe-887/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UP IN THE AIR, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth: Vancouver Film Critics Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-streep-firth-vancouver-film-843/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-streep-firth-vancouver-film-843/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:48:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20342</guid> <description><![CDATA[George Clooney, Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air (Dale Robinette / Paramount) Montreal-born Jason Reitman's comedy-drama Up in the Air is the top nominee for the 2010 Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards. Starring George Clooney as a corporate-downsizing expert, Up in the Air is in the running for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay (Reitman and Sheldon Turner) Best Actor (Clooney) and Best Supporting [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/up-in-the-air-streep-firth-vancouver-film-843/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Penélope Cruz, Pedro Almodóvar, Rachel Weisz for the Goyas?</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/penelope-cruz-pedro-almodovar-rachel-weisz-113/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/penelope-cruz-pedro-almodovar-rachel-weisz-113/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:11:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20340</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda &#38; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) (top); Rachel Weisz in Agora (Mod Producciones) (middle); Soledad Villamil, Ricardo Darin in The Secret in Their Eyes (Sony Pictures Classics) (bottom) The Spanish Academy's 2010 Goya Award nominations &#8212; that's Spain's Oscars &#8212; will be announced on Jan. 9. Among the potential nominees are Broken Embraces, director-screenwriter [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/penelope-cruz-pedro-almodovar-rachel-weisz-113/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SIN NOMBRE, THE WHITE RIBBON, SUMMER HOURS: Foreign Language Film Favorites of 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sin-nombre-the-white-ribbon-summer-hours-887/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sin-nombre-the-white-ribbon-summer-hours-887/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:53:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Montgomery</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=20138</guid> <description><![CDATA[Paulina Gaitan, Edgar Flores in Cary Fukunaga's Sin Nombre (Focus Features)(top); The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke (Films du Losange / Sony Pictures Classics) (middle); Penelope Cruz in Pedro Almodóvar's Broken Embraces (Emilio Pereda &#38; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo / Sony Pictures Classics) (bottom) Sin Nombre, a Mexican-American co-production directed by Cary Fukunaga and featuring Stockholm Film Festival best actor winner Edgar Flores, has [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/sin-nombre-the-white-ribbon-summer-hours-887/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, George Clooney, Meryl Streep Win in Phoenix</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/inglourious-basterds-george-clooney-meryl-streep-776/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/inglourious-basterds-george-clooney-meryl-streep-776/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:32:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19932</guid> <description><![CDATA[Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds (François Duhamel / The Weinstein Co.) Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino's violent World War II fantasy, was the Phoenix Film Critics Society's best picture of 2009. (See full list below.) Tarantino was chosen best director, while the film's cast, which includes Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Melanie Laurent, Diane Kruger, and Christoph Waltz, was cited as the year's best ensemble cast. Although [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/inglourious-basterds-george-clooney-meryl-streep-776/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Princess, Frog, Sandra Bullock, Nelson Mandela, Robert Pattinson Fight It Off</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/princess-frog-sandra-bullock-robert-pattinson-766/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/princess-frog-sandra-bullock-robert-pattinson-766/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:31:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michelle Hutton</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=19481</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Princess and the Frog by Ron Clements and John Musker (top); Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw in The Blind Side (middle); Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: New Moon (bottom) Disney's The Princess and the Frog took in an estimated $25 million this weekend, which some say is in line with what was expected while others call it a &#34;soft&#34; opening. No records [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/princess-frog-sandra-bullock-robert-pattinson-766/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON Not to Shatter Weekend Box-Office Records</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/the-twilight-saga-new-moon-box-office-records-123/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/the-twilight-saga-new-moon-box-office-records-123/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:33:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18736</guid> <description><![CDATA[Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: New Moon (top); Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces (middle); Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side (bottom) The Twilight Saga: New Moon's estimated take of $140.7 million broke (or rather, is breaking) several box-office records, but not the one for best opening weekend ever. That one still belongs to Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, followed by [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/the-twilight-saga-new-moon-box-office-records-123/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>European Film Awards 2009: Nominations</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-european-film-award-nominations/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-european-film-award-nominations/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:59:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18358</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tahar Rahim in A Prophet (top); Dev Patel, Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (middle); The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke (bottom) Six films are vying for the top prize at the 2009 European Film Awards. They are: Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank, about a teenager (best actress nominee Katie Jarvis) upset that her mother has found herself a new boyfriend (Michael Fassbender) Stephen Daldry's The Reader, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2009-european-film-award-nominations/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BROKEN EMBRACES Images</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/broken-embraces-images/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/broken-embraces-images/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:26:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Joan Lister</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17666</guid> <description><![CDATA[Lluís Homar in Pedro Almodóvar's Broken Embraces Blanca Portillo Rubén Ochandiano, Tamar Novas Photos: &#169; Emilio Pereda &#38; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/broken-embraces-images/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pedro Almodóvar, Penélope Cruz &#8211; BROKEN EMBRACES Set</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/pedro-almodovar-penelope-cruz-broken-embraces-set/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/pedro-almodovar-penelope-cruz-broken-embraces-set/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:25:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Joan Lister</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17665</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz on the set of Broken Embraces. Photos: &#169; Emilio Pereda &#38; Paola Ardizzoni / El Deseo, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/pedro-almodovar-penelope-cruz-broken-embraces-set/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Penélope Cruz &#8211; BROKEN EMBRACES Photos</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/penelope-cruz-broken-embraces-photos/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/penelope-cruz-broken-embraces-photos/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:25:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Joan Lister</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17664</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pedro Almodóvar's noirish (in color) Broken Embraces, which was screened in competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival, opens in New York City on November 20 and in Los Angeles on December 11. Broken Embraces star several Almodóvar alumni: Muse Penélope Cruz (a potential Oscar 2010 contender in the best actress category), Lluís Homar of Bad Education, Blanca Portillo and Lola Dueñas of Volver, Rossy [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/photos/penelope-cruz-broken-embraces-photos/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>BROKEN EMBRACES Trailer</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/video/broken-embraces-trailer/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/video/broken-embraces-trailer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:52:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Edwige Andersson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17654</guid> <description><![CDATA[[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN0SlBE8yGQ[/youtube] Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, Broken Embraces stars Penélope Cruz and Lluís Homar. Cruz is a potential Oscar 2010 best actress contender for this film. Broken Embraces synopsis from the press release: A man writes, lives and loves in darkness. Fourteen years before, he was in a brutal car crash on the island of Lanzarote. In the accident, he not only lost his sight, he [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/video/broken-embraces-trailer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2010: More Best Picture Contenders</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2010-oscar-best-picture-contenders/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2010-oscar-best-picture-contenders/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:45:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17221</guid> <description><![CDATA[Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw in Bright Star Oscar 2010: Early Predictions for Best Picture Part I Among the top runners-up in that category are: Jane Campion's period romance Bright Star, which would have a much better chance had its box-office figures been more impressive; Quentin Tarantino's dark World War II fantasy Inglourious Basterds; Marc Webb's quirky 500 Days of Summer; Tom Hooper's The Damned United, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/2010-oscar-best-picture-contenders/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2009: Best Actress Favorites</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-best-actress-favorites/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-best-actress-favorites/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 05:48:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Massimo David</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=12410</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg as a bereaved mother in Antichrist. Penélope Cruz, Almodóvar's diva in Broken Embraces. Abbie Cornish as Fanny Brawne in Bright Star. Katie Jarvis as an aimless teenager in Fish Tank. Giovanna Mezzogiorno as Benito Mussolini's secret mistress Ida Dalser in Vincere. Photos: Courtesy Festival de Cannes]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-best-actress-favorites/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2009: Best Director Favorites</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-best-director-favorites/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-best-director-favorites/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 05:39:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Massimo David</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=12400</guid> <description><![CDATA[Best Director Pedro Almodóvar for Broken Embraces Jacques Audiard for A Prophet Jane Campion for Bright Star Michael Haneke for The White Ribbon Alain Resnais for Wild Grass &#160; Photos: Courtesy Festival de Cannes &#160;]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-best-director-favorites/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2009: Pedro Almodóvar&#039;s BROKEN EMBRACES</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/pedro-almodovar-broken-embraces-cannes-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/pedro-almodovar-broken-embraces-cannes-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 08:43:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Massimo David</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=12221</guid> <description><![CDATA[Broken Embraces: Pedro Almodóvar on the set (top); Penélope Cruz as the heroine (bottom). In the mystery-melodrama, a director and his female star begin a passionate love affair that leads to all sorts of trouble. Wendy Ide in The [London] Times: &#34;Certainly, it is unmistakably an Almodovar film. Nobody else does richly-textured melodrama quite like him; nobody else can encourage such overwrought performances without unbalancing [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/pedro-almodovar-broken-embraces-cannes-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cannes 2009: Competition Films</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-competition-films/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-competition-films/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 22:14:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Deborah Arthur</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=11905</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cannes Film Festival 2009: Competition Line-Up Click on the photos to enlarge them. Los abrazos rotos (Broken Embraces), Pedro Almodóvar, Spain Fish Tank, Andrea Arnold, UK Un prophète (A Prophet), Jacques Audiard, France Vincere, Marco Bellocchio, Italy Bright Star, Jane Campion, UK Bakjwi (Thirst), Park Chan-wook, South-Korea Map of the Sounds of Tokyo, Isabel Coixet, Spain À l'origine (In the Beginning), Xavier Giannoli, France Das [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/festivals/cannes-2009-competition-films/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pedro Almodóvar&#039;s BROKEN EMBRACES Inspired by Darkness</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/pedro-almodovar-broken-embraces-cruz/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/pedro-almodovar-broken-embraces-cruz/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:41:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=6110</guid> <description><![CDATA[Penélope Cruz, seen above in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, will not look like this in Pedro Almodóvar's next film, Los Abrazos rotos, for the director asserts he doesn't want his leading lady to &#34;repeat those [hairstyles] she has worn in other films.&#34; &#160; Pedro Almodóvar, on his website: &#34;Regarding the English translation of the original title, Los abrazos rotos, I have seen in some [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/directors/pedro-almodovar-broken-embraces-cruz/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
