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Talk to Her (2002)

Hable con ella (original title)
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Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.

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Bailarina 'Café Müller'
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Bailarine 'Café Müller' (Dancer)
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Singer at party - "Cucurrucucú Paloma"
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Doctor Vega
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Ángela
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Matilde
Adolfo Fernández ...
Niño de Valencia
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Hermana de Lydia
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Storyline

After a chance encounter at a theater, two men, Benigno and Marco, meet at a private clinic where Benigno works. Lydia, Marco's girlfriend and a bullfighter by profession, has been gored and is in a coma. It so happens that Benigno is looking after another woman in a coma, Alicia, a young ballet student. The lives of the four characters will flow in all directions, past, present and future, dragging all of them towards an unsuspected destiny. Written by Anonymous

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Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Rated R for nudity, sexual content and some language | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

14 February 2003 (USA)  »

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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$964,098 (Spain) (25 January 2002)

Gross:

$9,284,265 (USA) (13 June 2003)
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2.35 : 1
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Trivia

When Marco asks Lidia her name, he says something like, "It looks you've been predestined to it." That's because bullfighting is also known as "art of lidia". See more »

Quotes

[last lines]
Katerina Bilova: Nothing is simple. I'm a ballet mistress, and nothing is simple.
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Crazy Credits

The end credits contain the following text: "El 7 de agosto, durante el rodaje de esta película nació Pablo hijo de Cova y de Juan y niño de todos.". This translates to: "On August 7th, while shooting this movie, Pablo, son of Cova and Juan and child of all of us, was born." See more »

Connections

References The Night of the Hunter (1955) See more »

Soundtracks

O Let Me Weep, For Ever Weep
from "The Fairy Queen"
Composed by Henry Purcell
Arranged by Benjamin Britten and Imogen Holst
Published by Faber Music Ltd, London
Performed by Jennifer Vyvyan and the English Chamber Orchestra
Courtesy of Universal Music Spain, S.L.
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Why don't we make films like this?
31 January 2004 | by (Sydney, Australia) – See all my reviews

Have you ever noticed that only european cinema, especially french & spanish, seem able to produce this kind of black whimsical film which engages you intellectually and leaves you awakened, intrigued and excited?


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