The Bitter Sweetness of Life
Pedro Almodóvar
Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal, Ángela Molina, José Sancho, Penélope Cruz, Pilar Bardem, Alex Angulo, Mariola Fuentes, Matthias Platz
1997
Spain, France
Completed
Spanish, Italian,
103 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known asCarne trémula，is aSpain, FranceProducerwomen sex，At1997Released in year
。The dialogue language isSpanish, Italian,，Current Douban rating7.6(For reference only)。
On Christmas Eve in 1970, prostitute Isabel (played by Penélope Cruz) is about to give birth. In a moment of desperation, the madam risks her life to stop a car, resulting in Isabel giving birth to a son named Victor. Twenty years later, Victor falls in love with a girl named Elena, who he has a fling with, but she stands him up on a date. Angered, Victor visits Elena, only to be threatened by her with a gun due to her drug addiction. As they face off, police officers Sancho and David (played by Javier Bardem) happen to pass by. Prior to this, a drunken Sancho was venting to a colleague about his wife’s infidelity. During the confrontation, David is shot in the leg by Victor, leaving him paralyzed and sending Victor to prison. Six years later, after serving his time, Victor sees disabled athlete David on TV, representing Spain in the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics and winning a gold medal in basketball. Victor seeks revenge against David but ends up working with David’s wife, uncovering an astonishing secret hidden behind this ironic twist…