dinner and a movie: Broken Embraces
Welcome to my Monday morning recap of my Friday night. First, I see a movie at the Spectrum 8 Theater . Then, I meander two doors down and enjoy dinner at New World Bistro Bar , my favorite restaurant in Albany . Broken Embraces is the latest film by one of my favorite directors, Pedro Almodovar. If you haven't seen his films ( Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, All About My Mother, Volver, Talk to Her and Bad Education) , you really should. Broken Embraces is classic Almodovar. It's a haunting story that slowly unfolds. It stars Penelope Cruz. It's visually haunting. In the interest of maximum enjoyment, I'll tell you a little bit about the plot. It's the story of Harry Caine, a now blind writer living in Madrid in 2008. It's also the story of a film he made in 1994 before he was blind. The story flashes back and forth from the past to the present and then settles comfortably in the past to enlighten the audience. It's harrowing at times ...