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...Raimunda's life is also full of incident. She has returned to Madrid with her 14-year-old daughter, also named Paula (Yohana Cobo), only to find her layabout husband Paco in a drunken sulk. Soon after, Raimunda learns that Paco had sexually assaulted Paula and, in self-defense, she knifed him to death. Now, what does Raimunda do with the body? A neighbor pops in to say he's going away and leaving her to mind his restaurant next door. Raimunda and Paula drag Paco's body there to stash it. Almodóvar has managed, suavely and plausibly...
...series of startling revelations, plows the dark past to exhume codes of predation and murderous reprisal that are repeated across three generations. Not to give too much away, I'll just say that victimization and a violent streak run in the family, most of it traceable to Irene's husband, who was "born to hurt the women who loved him." But this is an Almodóvar film, so with all this aberrant activity comes the need for understanding bizarre behavior. As Raimunda and Sole go back to the strange town of their childhood - which, we learn, has "the highest...
...husband and I consign ourselves to this exclusive penitentiary? An old friend and retreat veteran bamboozled us into joining her by making it sound like a spa. "It's lovely. Lovely walks, lovely yoga, lovely massages," she said. In retrospect, her eyes were suspiciously bright as she added: "And you'll love Lisa...
...Love is a many-splendored thing. Day 3 and my husband has a new refrain: "If you really loved me, you'd take me away from this." Jeans avers that guests often feel "a little low on the third day. I tell them the pain will be forgotten by Saturday when they will look fabulous and feel full of energy. It's tough love, really." As it happens, I'm getting into the swing after shaking off a caffeine-withdrawal headache. Only one person in the retreat's four-year history has ever quit. And the yoga is wonderful...
...scales and most retreaters prove to be shadows of their former selves. Our friend is the biggest loser?4.5 kg lighter. My weight has barely dipped, but I realize I may have lost something else: my mind. Despite the punishing regimen, I'm sad to leave. But my husband assures me we'll be back. thecompleteretreat.com