Review of Parallel Mothers (2021) by Leila Latif for The A.V. Club — 21 Dec 2021
The film is at its most powerful, however, when Almodóvar relies on his muse and intensely fixates on her character as Janis silently absorbs waves of devastation or allows herself to confess, the words rapidly, cathartically tumbling out of her.
In those moments, Parallel Mothers becomes a beautiful tribute to their enduring, working relationship and the trust the director regularly puts in Cruz, whose performance he never surrounds with flashy flourishes.
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This review of Parallel Mothers (2021) was written by Leila Latif and published by The A.V. Club on 21 Dec 2021.
Parallel Mothers has generally received very positive reviews.
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