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Starring: Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura

Directed by: Pedro Almodovar

RS: 3.5of 4 Stars

Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar's latest ode to women-in-peril is as clever as anything he's done. Penelope Cruz shines as the heroine confronted with an abusive husband, the madness of a patricidal daughter , the death of a senile aunt, and the return of Cruz' mother from the "grave." But Almodovar leavens all this drama with his own quirky humor. Hate chick flicks? Volver will change your mind.