Talk to Her (2002)
94%RT Audience Score: 93%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
46 wins & 48 nominations total
Another masterful, compassionate work from Pedro Almodovar.
Talk to Her is a movie that explores the complexities of human relationships and the different forms of love that exist. While some critics found it to be a mature and mysterious masterpiece, others thought it lacked the social context that would have made it more impactful. Personally, I thought it was a unique and thought-provoking depiction of the thin line between love and obsession. Almodovar’s storytelling is both sensuous and joyful, and the characters’ unlikely predicaments make for an entertaining and emotional ride. Overall, Talk to Her is a must-watch for anyone who enjoys a good mix of comedy and drama.
Production Company(ies)
El Deseo Antena 3 Televisión Good Machine
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Puente Romano, Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for nudity, sexual content and some language
Year of Release
2003
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 52m
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Language(s):Spanish
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Country of origin:Spain
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 2002 Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 27, 2003
Genre(s)
Drama/Romance
Keyword(s)
starring Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Rosario Flores, Leonor Watling, Geraldine Chaplin, directed by Pedro Almodóvar, written by Pedro Almodóvar, drama, romance, R rating, box office gross $9.3M, reviewed by J.R Jones, David Ansen, Geoff Andrew, Jeff Strickler, Judith Prescott, Kimberley Jones, Joanne Laurier, Allen Almachar, Ruhaan Shah, Felicia Feaster, Rachel Wagner, male nurse, dancer, car accident, caregiver, bullfighter, writer, sensuality, spirituality, storytelling, social context, love, obsession, connections, communication, loneliness, intimacy, persistence of love, human characters, Spanish language, Sony Pictures Classics, Agustín Almodóvar, surround sound, stereo, scope aspect ratio
Worldwide gross: $64,801,177
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $105,034,397
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 990
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 11,454,133
US/Canada gross: $9,357,911
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $15,167,974
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,492
US/Canada opening weekend: $104,396
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $169,213
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,727
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Darío Grandinetti – Marco Zuloaga
Rosario Flores – Lydia
Leonor Watling – Alicia
Geraldine Chaplin – Katerina Bilova
Mariola Fuentes – Rosa
Director(s)
Pedro Almodóvar
Writer(s)
Pedro Almodóvar
Producer(s)
Agustín Almodóvar
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
46 wins & 48 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Writing Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (135) | Top Critics (42) | Fresh (123) | Rotten (12)
Almodovar uses the characters’ unlikely predicaments to show how we define ourselves by narration, but his story is so overdetermined that ultimately the two men seem as constrained as their brain-dead sweethearts.
January 11, 2008
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
It’s Almodovar’s most mature and mysterious movie.
November 1, 2007
David Ansen
Newsweek
TOP CRITIC
The film combines sensuality, spirituality and sheer joy in storytelling in marvellously harmonious proportions.
February 9, 2006
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
It’s a brave movie and a mature undertaking.
May 19, 2004 | Rating: 3/4
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
TOP CRITIC
Good, but not classic Almodovar.
May 21, 2003
Judith Prescott
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
[Has] moments of almost unbearable beauty.
March 10, 2003 | Rating: 4/5
Kimberley Jones
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Almodóvar glibly, superficially and without opposition presents contemporary Spain as a series of beautiful images, largely devoid of a social context.
March 5, 2021
Joanne Laurier
World Socialist Web Site
Talk to Her is all about making connections; how we interact with people and the reasons why we make the relationships that we do.
August 3, 2020
Allen Almachar
The MacGuffin
The film sways between different forms of love – from tender, unconditional affection to obsession and mania.
April 29, 2020
Ruhaan Shah
Film Companion
Unfortunately, the Spanish enfant terrible’s iconoclastic artistic hysteria never rises to the surface in Talk to Her.
February 4, 2020
Felicia Feaster
Creative Loafing
It earns its R rating but it is a thoughtful unique depiction of that line between love and obsession.
April 12, 2019 | Rating: B+
Rachel Wagner
rachelsreviews.net
no other current director blends comedy and drama as smoothly or with as much flair
March 9, 2010 | Rating: A-
John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews…
Plot
Male nurse Benigno becomes infatuated with a dancer named Alicia and ends up caring for her in the hospital after she is injured in a car accident, while also bonding with writer Marco over their shared experiences.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Javier Cámara stars as male nurse Benigno in Talk to Her.
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