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In the first image on the big screen, Pedro Almodóvar, makes it clear that she is back in the female universe in her new film Juliet A film that knows how to combine aesthetics and excellent narrative like few others.
In the story, the title character is the object of study in two moments of life: in youth and middle age and between these two extremes there is a secret that transforms Juliet's trajectory, it is this key moment that the director invites us in a brilliant way to know and especially understand the reason for Juliet's dark behavior after the past years.
Using red and characteristic strong tones in all scenes, Almodóvar, knows and uses melodrama like few others in a way that is not corny, he uses the style to leave his signature and, together with the colors, increase the dramatic level of the narrative.
In addition to all of the director's notable characteristics (exquisite sets, striking costumes, etc.), in this film he also uses suspense very strongly, which leads the viewer to create expectations throughout the screening, which are generally always broken, thus increasing the tension and especially the perspective on what is to come (something a bit Hitchcockian).
It's a true lesson in direction and narrative power, in other words, a mastery of how to completely attract the audience's attention. Knowing how to use two resources that are generally pedantic, namely flashback and voiceover narration, the director takes us on a true rollercoaster of emotions and unexpected surprises.
And the women, the central object of the film, within the cast are excellent, the young Juliet Adriana Urgarte and the older Emma Suárez are on the same level, although Urgarte stands out a little more due to the dramatic demands that the story demands, but Rossy Palma, a long-time partner of Almodóvar, once again manages to steal the spotlight in a few of the most striking moments in which she appears, even without meaning to, her character ends up being a kind of comic relief for the plot.
It is worth highlighting the beautiful soundtrack by Alberto Iglesias, a recurring partner of Almodóvar, and the photography by Frenchman Jean-Claude Larrieu (Between the Prison Walls), who for the first time is with the director and manages to highlight the variety of colors and characteristics characteristics that make the filmmaker such a notable persona.
Juliet is not Almodóvar's best film, but it is still a brilliant work that delves into the complex female psychological universe and shows us how life's events can transform us throughout our existence.
You can check this and the reviews of the films that premiere this week HERE.
