Almodóvar’s “Volver”

Main Characters:

Raimunda (central character)

Soledad (Raimunda’s sister)

Irene (mother of Raimunda and Soledad)

Agustina (the friend with cancer)

Paula (Raimunda’s daughter)

Please discuss some of these topics (or bring up your own) in a coherent short response about the film:

The role of women in the film (a specific female character or the notion of women united / divided).

The place of men in the film (if there is one?).

The theme of the “return” (hence the title of the film “Volver” = “to return”).

The dichotomy between the city (Madrid) and the country (the small town)

A scene in the film that struck you and why….