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Brief introduction:
Two sisters learn that the bonds of family don't always end after death in this gentle observational comedy drama that marks celebrated Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodvar's 16th feature. The story explores the interactions between three generations of women in a Spanish family. Raimunda (Pen (C)lope Cruz) was born and raised in the apocryphal village of Alcanfor de las Infantas, in La Mancha, Spain. However, she now resides in Madrid, where she works as a janitor. She is married to Paco (Antonio de la Torre), an unemployed layabout, and looks after her daughter, Paula (Yohana Cobo). Raimunda's mother, Irene (Carmen Maura), died several years back (along with her father) in a house fire. Raimunda's younger sister, Sole (Lola Dueas), also lives in Madrid and works as a hair stylist, while their aunt Paula (Chus Lampreave) still makes her home in La Mancha, with occasional help from neighbor Agustina (Blanca Portillo). The story takes an unusual and mystical twist when Agustina mentions that Irene has begun reappearing in ghostly form -- a fact questioned by Raimunda and Sole. After a murder and an unexpected family tragedy, Paula's story is indeed corroborated by the appearance of Irene's spirit (who has come to comfort her family), and Sole must decide how to respond to the long-dead mother's strange, enchanting presence. 
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The cast is superb with the only possible drawback being that all the actresses in the film look like normal everyday women with the exception of Penelope Cruz, playing the lead role of Raimunda. Cruz's beauty is breath-taking, reminding me of rare beauty of Elizabeth Taylor in the 1950s. I loved the plot, full of wierd twists and coincidences. I loved the women, living in the special world of empathy, love, wisdom, and emotional support that women are able to create. Almodovar pays a tribute to the feminine in his films for he understands the vast and endless possibilities of the female heart. Another Pedro Almodovar masterpiece! It was moving, strong, beautiful. He weaves a woman's story so well Volver is the story of two sisters whose dead mother returns from the crave to reconnect with them. What happened to her and how she died are revealed bit by bit and the outcome is nothing you expected! But Volver is not just that. Volver is the tale of every woman out there, of all sisters, all mothers. It's the tale of the mother-daughter relationship, of family bonds and the hard fight you give to keep them even if they give you little pleasure. It is also the story of women, brave strong, latin American women, who live in poverty and male domination but have discovered through the hardships of their lives that the strength inside of them is all it takes to face death, poverty and violence.