Giveaway — Broken Embraces
I am excited to announce the giveaway of Broken Embraces, starring Penelope Cruz and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The giveaway promotes the March 16, 2010 release of the movie on Blu-ray and DVD.
Broken Embraces is an extraordinary story of a man who writes, lives and loves in darkness. Fourteen years before, he was in a brutal car crash on the island of Lanzarote. In the accident, he not only lost his sight, he also lost Lena, the love of his life.
This man uses two names: Harry Caine, a playful pseudonym with which he signs his literary works, stories and scripts, and Mateo Blanco, his real name, with which he lives and signs the film he directs. After the accident, Mateo Blanco reduces himself to his pseudonym, Harry Caine. If he can’t direct films he can only survive with the idea that Mateo Blanco died on Lanzarote with his beloved Lena.
In the present day, Harry Caine lives thanks to the scripts he writes and to the help he gets from his faithful former production manager, Judit García, and from Diego, her son, his secretary, typist and guide.
Since he decided to live and tell stories, Harry is an active, attractive blind man who has developed all his other senses in order to enjoy life, on a basis of irony and self-induced amnesia. He has erased from his biography any trace of his first identity, Mateo Blanco. One night Diego has an accident and Harry takes care of him (his mother, Judit, is out of Madrid and they decide not to tell her anything so as not to alarm her). During the first nights of his convalescence, Diego asks him about the time when he answered to the name of Mateo Blanco, after a moment of astonishment Harry can’t refuse and he tells Diego what happened fourteen years before with the idea of entertaining him, just as a father tells his little child a story so that he’ll fall asleep.
The story of Mateo, Lena, Judit and Ernesto Martel is a story of “amour fou”, dominated by fatality, jealously, the abuse of power, treachery and a guilt complex. You will experience a moving and terrible story, the most expressive image is the photo of two lovers embracing, torn into a thousand pieces.
Screenhead is has one copy of Broken Embraces to give away. You must be a US resident! Post your name and we will pick the winner Monday, April 5, 2010.
I really loved this film — it’s magic when Penelope and Pedro work together, and I loved the way Almodovar referenced his earlier films, most notably “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.” Would love the chance to revisit the film now that it’s on DVD — thanks!
I love penelope Cruz and heard some good things about this. Thanks for the chance
Jason
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I loved this story – she is perfect with Almodovar. The ending is exquisite. I love how they recaptured the good takes and got redemption.
big penelope fan, want to see it just because of her
Ms. Cruz is a talented actress. i would love to own this DVD.
would love to win this
I’d love to watch this, thanks for the chance!
sounds like a good movie
Sounds like a good movie.
This would be great.
Looks good!
My name is Christina, and I love the acting of Penelope Cruz! This is a great giveaway!
Very interesting plot, I’d love to see this movie.
This looks good.
This sounds like a great dvd that I would love to win!
Eddie enjoys Almodovar!
Sounds like a good movie.
I am a fan of Pedro.
Hope I win!
looks like a great movie
I would love to win this Thank You for this great giveaway fancyfeet45@earthlink.net
This looks really great, I’d love to win.
Loved ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER–great director!
I’ve been wanting to see this!
Love Pedro Almodóvar films.
This sounds captivating…count me in.
Looks great! Thanks for the giveaway!
I want to win.
looks like good film ty.
I’d love to watch it!
Thank you for the Great giveaway please count me in
Please enter me–thanks.
i hope i win!
Please enter me
I do like to watch Penelope Cruz
Marcy Strahan
I would love to win Broken embraces!
sounds greAT
I would love to win this movie. It sounds great.
I’m a huge Almodóvar fan and can’t wait to see this movie!
I have become very eclectic in my tastes and would love to add this to my collection. Thank you for the opportunity to win.
i’d like to watch