In “Parallel Mothers,” Pedro Almodóvar, Penelope Cruz, and Milena Smit Argue You Can’t Label Love (@New York Film Festival)
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5 min readFeb 16, 2022
If you haven’t yet viewed Pedro Almodóvar’s latest masterwork, Parallel Mothers, don’t read on. Just skedaddle to your nearest art house and bathe in a thrilling blend of deceit, lust, love, and a tale of two unwed “heterosexual” women, Janis (Penelope Cruz) and Ana (Milena Smit)…