Talk to Her
Réalisation:
Pedro AlmodóvarScénario:
Pedro AlmodóvarPhotographie:
Javier AguirresarobeMusique:
Alberto IglesiasActeurs·trices:
Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Rosario Flores, Geraldine Chaplin, Fele Martínez, Paz Vega, Elena Anaya, Lola Dueñas (plus)Résumés(1)
Benigno, un jeune infirmier, et Marco, un écrivain d'une quarantaine d'années, se rendent, chacun de son côté, à un spectacle de Pina Bausch, Café Müller. Ils sont assis l'un à côté de l'autre. La pièce est si émouvante que Marco éclate en sanglots. Apercevant les larmes de son voisin, Benigno aimerait lui faire part de son émotion, mais il n'ose pas. Quelques mois plus tard, les deux hommes se retrouvent dans d'autres circonstances, à la clinique El Bosque, où travaille Benigno. Lydia, la petite amie de Marco, torero professionnel, est plongée dans un profond coma suite à un accident survenu lors d'une corrida. Benigno, quant à lui, est au chevet d'Alicia, une jeune danseuse également dans le coma. Lorsque Marco passe à côté de la chambre d'Alicia, Benigno, sans hésiter, s'approche de lui. C'est le début d'une grande amitié quelque peu mouvementée. (Pathé Films)
(plus)Critiques (4)
Every time I watch it, I adore this strangely intimate story of human communication, silence and non-fulfillment more and more. Almodóvar works brilliantly with the dynamics of the narrative, the musical inserts give everything a wonderfully slow and deep pace, creating a deep wake of melancholy, into which the stories of Benigno, Marc, Alicia and Lydia fit perfectly. The strange chemistry of two male actors, which absolutely lacks testosterone, silent women, an elusive silent film about unfulfilled desire... a mixture that is more than weird, but also more than masterfully directed all the way to very end, and which, despite that it is bittersweet, does not slip into cheap gestures and literally dances in the rhythm of flamenco somewhere deep in my memory. It is not worth looking for any message or complete meaning in Talk to Her - the only meaning of this film is just an inner and unfinished dialogue with the viewer. Well, I've had this dialogue five times and it's always been inspiring.
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A look at relationships from different perspectives according to Almondóvar in his best, most accessible and probably most honest film.
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Almodóvar gives hope even to the greatest desperates with any disturbance with his drama and with just one scene, he is able to express the essence of a character to the viewer without a single word. With his approach, he tries to get closer to understanding women and does so through two human and completely believable male characters. In addition, several unexpected plot twists surprise the viewer, especially the main one roughly half an hour before the end completely changes the whole tone of the film, and the viewer desperately awaits the unpredictable resolution. 90%
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