Review of Julieta (2016) by Jason A — 03 Sep 2016

Classic almodovar storytelling at its best.

This review of Julieta (2016) was written by Jason A on 03 Sep 2016.

Julieta has generally received positive reviews.

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By J L (544) on 15 Jul 2017

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By Àdria P (5) on 06 Feb 2017

Thank the movie Gods for Pedro Almodovar. One of my favorite filmmakers of all time…

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By Charlie E (185) on 17 Mar 2017

Very touching movie. At some point, I thought the girl has joined a cult like Scientology…

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By Martha K. Baker (133) for KDHX (St. Louis) (284) on 27 Aug 2017

Julieta interprets a woman's complex story, something Almadovar does so well, through a series of still lives: red frosting, a blue sweater…

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By Matt C (2,668) on 13 Feb 2017

In the world of storytelling, melodrama is so often used as a bad word, implying hackneyed dialogue and excessive performances to compliment…

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By Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (78) for ABC News (Australia) (10) on 26 Aug 2018

Exploding off the screen in a blast of colour and compassion, Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's Julieta is one of 2016's cinematic treasures…

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By Anthony C (1,179) on 23 May 2017

This was absolutely really good! I really enjoyed it very much…

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By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Capital Times (Madison, WI) (875) on 13 Apr 2017

Julieta may not be top-tier Almodovar, but a collaboration between him and Munro, two artists who have spent their lives going deep into the…

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By John935 (47) on 30 Mar 2017

All Hail, Our First Great Transgender Film Director. Almodovar is a woman trapped in a man's body and this is irrefutable proof thereof…

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By John Urbancich (394) for Your Movies (cleveland.com) (472) on 03 Feb 2017

Through it all, and certainly with their writer/director's guidance, Suarez and the equally marvelous Adriana Jugarte (as the younger Julieta)…

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