Review of The Human Voice (2021) by Bertobellamy — 04 Jan 2023

Tilda Swinton and Pedro Almodóvar are a match made in heaven. The production design is exquisite. Would love to see a feature film about this.

This review of The Human Voice (2021) was written by Bertobellamy on 04 Jan 2023.

The Human Voice has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 13 May 2021

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