Parallel Mothers
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Parallel Mothers

Thu
19
Thu 19 Sep 7:00 PM

Arc Cinema
Close Captioned
Allocated Seating
2021 |DCP| ESP | D: Pedro Almodóvar 
Spanish – English subtitles, Closed Captions available 
 
Two women meet in a maternity ward: Janis (Penélope Cruz) is a middle-aged photographer who fell pregnant after a fraught one-night stand, while Ana (Milena Smit) is a single teenager. When Janis and Ana give birth on the same day, their lives become inextricably linked as they navigate new motherhood.  

In true Pedro Almodóvar style, colourful melodrama quickly surfaces deeper truths and traumas as both women find themselves confronting secrets past and present. Parallel Mothers was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Actress (Cruz) and Best Original Score. 

‘…a movie of infinite tenderness, that rare ode to motherhood that acknowledges mothers as women first and mothers second’ – Time 
 
Part of Mothers & Melodrama: a spotlight on the rich collaboration between acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar and actor Penélope CruzA discounted four-film pass is available for screenings of All About My Mother (1999), Volver (2006), Parallel Mothers (2021) and I’m So Excited! (2012). Learn more 

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  • An NFSA staff member will set up your receiver and show you how to use it if needed. 
  • Headphones are provided, but you may bring and use your own headphones if you prefer (they must have a 3.5mm headphone jack). 

Arc Cinema

1 McCoy Circuit Acton, Australian Capital Territory, 2601