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| High Heels |
Anticipating the stylish maternal melodramas of Almodóvar's later career,
High Heels examines the embittered relationship between a fragile young beauty Rebecca (Victoria Abril) and her flamboyant mother Becky (Marisa Paredes).
Returning to Madrid after a lengthy exile, famed singer Becky and her TV anchor daughter become embroiled in a sexual rivalry that culminates in murder - for which they are both prime suspects.
Drawing on "women's pictures" of the 1940s, Almodóvar's impeccably chic heroines are magnificent, delivering performances with a raw feminine emotion perfectly attuned to the film's grand melodramatic style.
