The read
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 30m.
Synopsis
A woman watches time pass beside the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn't understand that his master has abandoned him.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic88/100
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
260 audience votes
Key crew
- Pedro AlmodóvarDirector
- Alberto IglesiasOriginal Music Composer
- Pedro AlmodóvarScreenplay
Cast
- Tilda SwintonWoman
- Agustín AlmodóvarCashier
- Miguel AlmodóvarCast
- Pablo AlmodóvarCast
- Diego PajueloCast
- Carlos García CamberoCast
Stills
Themes
midlife crisisman woman relationshipbased on play or musicallonelinesspsychoticsuicidal thoughtsset on fireshort film