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Julieta

Julieta

Drama · Romance · 2016

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madness.

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Julieta

2016 Drama · Romance 1h 38m

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7.0 / 10

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The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madness.

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Directed by

Pedro Almodóvar

Written by

Pedro Almodóvar

Emma Suárez

Emma Suárez

Julieta Arcos

Adriana Ugarte

Adriana Ugarte

Julieta Arcos (young)

Daniel Grao

Daniel Grao

Xoan Feijóo

Inma Cuesta

Inma Cuesta

Ava

Darío Grandinetti

Darío Grandinetti

Lorenzo

Michelle Jenner

Michelle Jenner

Beatriz

Pilar Castro

Pilar Castro

Claudia (Beatriz's Mother)

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Put Julieta on trial.

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.