Review of Talk to Her (2002) by Luca V — 16 Mar 2009

It deals with a taboo like the coma with unparalleled naivety and optimism. Almodovar is a leader.. . a Spanish Fellini who captured modernity mixing it with poetry. All the characters are interesting, I mean there is the woman who is a toreador, there is the travel journalist, the nurse, the ballet dancer.

undoubtedly the nurse Benigno is the greatest plotter. He grew without a life, first he had to take care of his mother, second he has had to take care of comatose Alicia who was used to dance in the school, just in front of Benigno s flat.

It reminds me that I had just one chance in my life to see the life from my window. Basically it was Somali people running to and fro, but this is another story. Talk to her if you love her. sometimes I see couples who talk a in a very different languages, they seem to have a conversation, a feeling, but they are paralleled ways.

In this case what is considered impossible is possible, talk (and passion) help to come out from the coma. Well, ok the solution is quite risky. But you can see one of the most attractive Spanish actresses Paz Vega, in the silent film.

There is this guy Marco who has lot of love, but he does not really care about his new fiancée, Mrs Lidia. Proof : he does not talk to her when she slips into coma, the other guy, her colleague does it.

He talks. Anyway Marco, the Argentinian, the traveler , takes it out loving Alicia. Who is now safe. Leonor Watling is terribly similar too our actress Violante Placido. These Spanish are stylish.