Word: maura
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...husbands. It is a collective act of devotion, of civic pride and maybe (from what we learn later in the film) of atonement. Among the mourner-scrubwomen are two sisters, Raimunda (Penélope Cruz) and Soledad (Lola Dueñas), tending the grave of their mother Irene (Carmen Maura), dead these four years. Visiting Irene's older, failing sister Aunt Paula (Chus Lampreave), they hear the daft woman's claim that she has been cared for by Irene's ghost. This is dismissed as sweet dementia, until Sole, returning to Madrid, opens the trunk of her car and finds...
...This is the first film in 18 years that Almodovar has made with Maura, the earthy muse of his early years. From his first feature through five more films, culminating with his international hit Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Maura always grounded the director's flights of cinematic and sexual fantasy. But after the breakthrough with Breakdown came a public breakup. After two films with Victoria Abril, Almodovar made five features (all terrific) with five different actresses in the lead roles. Bad Education had no significant female roles at all, as this one has no dominant males...
...ABBY LOCKHART In Neil LaBute's off-Broadway black comedy Some Girl(s), with Eric McCormack, opening in May, Maura Tierney plays the girl who got away--a nice change from Abby, the girl who got to intubate...
...become. Although I applaud the efforts to teach social skills to the masses, I am concerned about the consequences we business owners here in the U.S. will face with the inevitable success of the Chinese. It's probably time for Americans to order out for classes in Mandarin. Maura Graber Ontario, California, U.S. A Look at What's Next CEO Steve Jobs should be commended for Apple Computer's superior work environment [Nov. 14], which embraces collaboration and control. Employees in different departments team up in a "simultaneous and organic" process to create amazing, innovative products. Apple has gone above...
...MAURA GRABER Ontario, Calif...