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Broken Embraces

DramaRomanceThriller

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar

Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie. From TMDB

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Broken Embraces is a 2009 drama romance thriller film, directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar and Blanca Portillo.

  • 10 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews
  • posts span Jan 12, 2024 to Aug 24, 2026

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  • SangrePaul @sauzapaul.bsky.socialBluesky · May 4, 2026

    Broken Embraces (2009) A blind filmmaker recalls the the events that changed his life during a 14 year old movie shoot. He and his young protegee discuss a vampire script that I'd like to see! Good stuff from Pedro Almodóvar, with Penelope Cruz (1/2)

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  • Charles Jensen @charlesjensen.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 9, 2025

    There’s a movie poster for PARALLEL MOTHERS (2021) in a shot in BROKEN EMBRACES (2009)!!!??!?!??!???? 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

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  • Alex O’Reilly @sisch35.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2026

    📽️ #filmsky Broken Embraces (2009) Spain Almodovar’s 4th film is a sort of soap opera story featuring Penelope Cruz who comes between two friends as mistress to one, Ernesto, and desire of the other, film director Mateo. Ernesto’s death prompts Mateo’s reflection. 1/

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  • Bryant Durrell @innocence.comBluesky · Mar 20, 2024

    Happy news: Apple is selling a bundle of All About My Mother, Talk To Her, Bad Education, Volver, and Broken Embraces for $15. Most have extras. Nice. 📽️ tv.apple.com/us/movie-bun...

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  • Garden Greene @bleakcreep.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 12, 2024

    Gonna start doing a little Film Friday thing where I post some screens to a gorgeous movie every Friday. We'll start off with Almodovar's underrated masterpiece, Broken Embraces. #FilmFriday #Almodovar

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  • Francesca Brooks @francescabrooks.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 25, 2025

    It's an amazing film! Now you have to watch Broken Embraces for the Penélope Cruz 'Women on the Verge' call back/tribute!

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  • groschi @groschi.12xu.xyz.ap.brid.gyBluesky · Apr 14, 2026

    Shit i've been watching... Broken Embraces, 2009 - ★★★★½ Watched on Tuesday April 14, 2026. https://letterboxd.com/groschi/film/broken-embraces/ #Film #Movies #Cinema #CineMastodon @film

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Nov 21, 2025

    🎬 The Top 4 Thriller Movies Released on November 20! What's your fave? 1. Broken Embraces 2. A Hard Day 3. Legend 4. The Pack Check out all 64 movies released on this day at https://todayinmovies.com #TodayInMovies #Movies #Film #Thriller

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  • badelf @badelfTMDB reviews · May 3, 2025

    Broken Embraces: Almodóvar's Hitchcockian Love Letter to Cinema In "Broken Embraces," Pedro Almodóvar doesn't so much break new ground as he refines the soil he has long cultivated. Following masterworks like "Talk to Her" and "Volver," this film represents not a revolution but an elegant culmination of the Spanish auteur's preoccupations, filtered through a distinctly Hitchcockian lens. The film unfolds as a complex origami of narrative, with time folding back upon itself to reveal the tragic…

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  • Sarah B @flythehighlife.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 22, 2024

    Also, films of Pedro Almodovar. (¡Almodovar!) First film of his I saw was Talk To Her - blew me away. But Broken Embraces and Pain & Glory both have an unbelievable colour palettes and *texture*.

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Penélope Cruz
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Mateo Blanco / Harry Caine
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Blanca Portillo
Judit García
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José Luis Gómez
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Rubén Ochandiano
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Tamar Novas
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