Visiting 72nd Street and Broadway today, one finds the confluence of Sherman Square and Verdi Park. It's a nice little area, complete with statues, tasteful landscaping, and the occasional homeless person scattered among the yuppies and other usual upscale riffraff that haunt the UWS. There's a Gray's Papaya, a Burritoville, a few chain stores and a lot of nice buildings. Physically, it's not far from the area where they filmed exteriors on Music and Lyrics; architecturally, it is ...
Tuesday, September 26---The newest film from Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, the hugely anticipated VOLVER, will be presented as the Centerpiece Film of the New York Film Festival, which launches its 44th edition this Friday with the North American Premiere of the UK film THE QUEEN, directed by Stephen Frears and starring Helen Mirren.
VOLVER, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, was honored on the Croisette with a Best Screenplay award for its writer/director Pedro Alm...
The prize goes to the 6 actresses of Volver by Pedro Almodovar:
Penélope CRUZ
Carmen MAURA
Lola DUEÑAS
Blanca PORTILLO
Yohana COBO
Chus LAMPREAVE
Director: Pedro ALMODOVAR
Screenplay: Pedro ALMODÓVAR
Cinematography: José Luis ALCAINE
Set Designer: Salvador PARRA
Music: Alberto IGLESIAS
Film Editor: José SALCEDO
Sounds: Miguel REJAS
Synopsis:
Three generations of women survive the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition and even death by means of goodness, lies and boundless vitali...
After 12 days of a rich Festival, the award sceremony took place at 7:30 pm on Sunday 28, 2006.
And the winners are:
- Feature Films
Palme d'Or: the Wind that Shakes the Barley by Ken Loach
Grand Prix: Flanders by Bruno Dumont
Best Actress Award: Penélope CRUZ, Carmen MAURA, Lola DUEÑAS, Blanca PORTILLO, Yohana COBO, Chus LAMPREAVE for Volver
Best Actor Award: Jamel DEBBOUZE, Samy NACERI, Sami BOUAJILA, Roschdy ZEM, Bernard BLANCAN for Indigènes
Best Director Award: Alejandro González IÃ...
