Review of Talk to Her (2002) by Sean L — 05 Oct 2010

After a chance encounter at a theater, two men, Benigno and Marco, meet at a private clinic where Benigno works. Lydia, Marco's girlfriend and a bullfighter by profession, has been gored and is in a coma. It so happens that Benigno is looking after another woman in a coma, Alicia, a young ballet student. The lives of the four characters will flow in all directions, past, present and future, dragging all of them towards an unsuspected destiny.

This Almodovar film with beautiful cinematography, rich and intriguing characters and sensitive performances will go down as one of the more accomplished films in the career of the veteran film director. Considering the fact that Almodovar's career is more than 30 years old, this makes Talk To Her one of the best films of the decade and a must watch.