Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Acting
Swinton's dual role—two women, one wig budget, infinite camp.
Costume
Almodóvar's color palette: grief has never looked this expensive.
Direction
His first English feature—still horny for wallpaper, now with nihilism.
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Julianne Moore
Ingrid
Tilda Swinton
Martha / Michelle
John Turturro
Damian
Alessandro Nivola
Policeman
Juan Diego Botto
Photographer
Raúl Arévalo
Spanish Priest (Bernardo)
Victoria Luengo
Fred's Wife
Alex Høgh Andersen
Fred
Esther-Rose McGregor
Young Martha
Alvise Rigo
Jonah (The Trainer)
Melina Matthews
Lawyer
Sarah Demeestere
Stella
Anh Duong
Anh
Bobbi Salvör Menuez
Bobbi (Ingrid Fan)
Annika Wahlsten
Ingrid Fan with Girlfriend
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Sigrid Nunez's novel 'What Are You Going Through'—Almodóvar optioned it before it was even published.
The Woodstock house is a deliberate nod to 1970s American cinema, specifically the domestic spaces of Bergman and Cassavetes reinterpreted through Spanish melodrama.
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