Talk to Her

Hable con ella (2002)

Timing: 1:52 (112 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2002-03-15

Country

Spain

Production

Good Machine, Atresmedia, Warner Bros. Entertainment España, Sony Pictures Classics, El Deseo, Vía Digital

Genre

Drama, Romance

Budget

$0

Revenue

$51 001 550

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Director

Pedro Almodóvar

Actors

Leonor Watling, Rosario Flores, Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Mariola Fuentes, Geraldine Chaplin, Pina Bausch, Malou Airaudo, Caetano Veloso, Roberto Álvarez
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Scenario

Producer

Agustín Almodóvar, Michel Ruben

Operator

Javier Aguirresarobe

Composer

Alberto Iglesias

Artist

Audition

Sara Bilbatúa

Editing

José Salcedo
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• The bulls were filmed genuinely covered in blood. Animal rights activists from Madrid attempted to sue director Pedro Almodóvar for animal cruelty. Almodóvar responded by stating that he had permission from the bull owners to kill them, and accused the activists of chasing cheap publicity.
• The character named Benigno is based on a friend of Pedro Almodóvar named Roberto Benigni.
• When Marco asks Lydia her name and hears the answer, he says: "It seems you were destined to [bear this name]." The fact is that bullfighting is often called "the art of Lydia."
• The director recalls that the idea for the film came to him at a Pina Bausch concert. The autograph that Benigno shows the motionless Alicia was given by Pina to Almodóvar himself several years before filming.