Parallel Mothers - Reviews

Showcasing a sure-footed performance from Penélope Cruz, Parallel Mothers shapes up as a boisterous swapped-at-birth melodrama, full of mix-ups and moral quandaries, occasionally tilting towards farce.

Almódovar delivers an emotional bundle of joy.

...one of his more overtly political movies, down to the final sobering postscript.

...a magic trick courtesy of Pedro Almodóvar.

...cinematic comfort food with an emotional punch.

Cruz is hypnotic as Janis...

Femininity, pathos, generational trauma and collective memory converge in Pedro Almodóvar’s latest masterpiece.

The great director-actress duo shine again with this flirtatious tale of a mother who fears her baby was switched with another’s.

What is past inescapably becomes part of the present, and the present is eternally barging into the future. Almodóvar and his parallel mothers rock the cradle in both directions.

...a poignant tale topped with outstanding performances and spectacular cinematography.

With gorgeous location cinematography featuring vibrant colors, and a casual, lived-in look that makes us feel as if we’re eavesdropping on the lives of these characters, “Parallel Mothers” is filled with subtly surprising turns...

Both the director and his muse bring their A-game to this twisted tale of motherhood.

With each generation, we carry forward the burdens of the past – and by confronting it, Almodóvar seems to suggest, there is hope for the future.

...en af de mest inderligt forhåbningsfulde film i Almodóvars karriere.

Penélope Cruz... En underbar skådespelerska som bidrar med en slags obekväm närvaro i varje situation och som gör sitt bästa för att ge Parallella mödrar den så älskade, råa knepigheten som man älskar och hatar Pedro Almodóvar för.

...Pedro Almodóvars nya komplexa och förhållandevis allvarsamma mix av drama och melodram i stor utsträckning bygger på att filmen tar vägar som inte riktigt är de förväntade.