Parallel Mothers – 7.8

Not a major Almodovar, but any story he chooses to tell is worth watching, and every minute spent with Penelope Cruz is a pleasure. The story of the two mothers and their babies is gripping, seemingly enough in itself for a film. The story of Franco’s victims is also moving, but what does one story have to do with the other? Almodovar is a master craftsman, and it’s another pleasure to watch how he ignores narrative and cuts from scenes in ways that I doubt would be approved in film school.