The last two discussion topics are related to the women who fought in the Plaza de Mayo for more than 20 years in the 1976-1973 Dirty War in Argentina—the mothers, wives, and daughters of 30,000 politically missing persons.
Sadness is not mournful, tenderness is not weak.
In the film, Raymonde calms down immediately after her daughter kills her husband and screams. First, I told my daughter to keep quiet, and then I cleaned up the blood in an orderly manner—even if someone came to the door in the middle, I could deal with it calmly; the next day I made a living to support my family, and then I took advantage of the opportunity to bury my husband overnight. The meticulous composure of a group of cold-blooded killers almost kept the negative impact of emotions to a minimum. In stark contrast to the women in "Woman on the Brink."
Interestingly, Carmen played a "ghost" grandmother in "Return" eighteen years after her interpretation of a woman who was crazy about love. Is this Almodovar's intention or not?
As for the Chinese translation, "Floating Flowers" or "Playing Beauty", it has absolutely nothing to do with the theme. Is it just because of dizzy Cage, the goddess of gossip with Tom Go Kidman?
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