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High Heels

Play trailer Poster for High Heels R,  1991,  1h 54m,  Comedy/ LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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61% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 83% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
The escapades of a famous Spanish actress (Marisa Paredes) and her daughter (Victoria Abril) lead to a murder-trial farce.
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Neil Jillett The Age (Australia) Sep 26, 2024
The comedy is not always funny, and the melodrama can never be taken seriously; but Almodóvar's skill in swinging his film between the two is admirable in its cheekiness. Go to Full Review
Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness May 4, 2005
C-
Not funny, suspenseful, or original. Go to Full Review
Janet Maslin New York Times Aug 30, 2004
2/5
Unlike this director's best work, High Heels has no real mirth and not even enough energy to keep it lively. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Jun 20, 2023
Little by little, High Heels enrapt the spectator in its sly delirium. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Terry Francis Southern Voice (Atlanta) May 9, 2023
4/4
It's like a drug-laced cross between Autumn Sonata, Mildred Pierce and Madam X, as directed by Douglas Sirk (after a snifter of R.W. Fassbinder) and produced by Ross Hunter, [complete with] lavish costumes and overblown production values. Go to Full Review
Brian D. Johnson Maclean's Magazine Oct 9, 2019
Trying to combine drama and comedy in one movie often results in a bittersweet compromise. But in High Heels, Spanish director Pedro Almodovar mixes farce and passion in a way that heightens both extremes. Go to Full Review
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Poe W Jan 28, 2015 7.4 [Pedro Almodóvar]
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Cast & Crew

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Pedro Almodóvar

Director

Victoria Abril

Rebeca Giner

Marisa Paredes

Becky del Páramo

Miguel Bosé

Juez Domínguez

Féodor Atkine

Manuel

Anna Lizaran

Margarita

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High Heels

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Movie Info

Synopsis The escapades of a famous Spanish actress (Marisa Paredes) and her daughter (Victoria Abril) lead to a murder-trial farce.
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Screenwriter
Pedro Almodóvar
Production Co
Canal+, El Deseo S.A.
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language
European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 15, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$690.7K
Runtime
1h 54m
Sound Mix
Surround
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