Stars: Feodor Atkine, Marisa Parades, Victoria Abril, Miriam Diaz, Miguel Bose, Javier Bardem

Director: Pedro Almodovar

Summary: The daughter of a singing star does very well for herself by marrying a rich TV executive, who just happens to be her mother's old lover.

This colourful blend of kinky sex, melodrama, and murder features Spanish star Victoria Abril as Rebeca, a news anchorwoman for Madrid television who finds her life turned upside down when her diva movie star mother (Marisa Paredes) comes to visit from abroad for a concert. Poor Rebeca has always been trapped in her mother's shadow, even marrying one of her ex-husbands, Manuel (Feodor Atkine) in a misguided attempt to measure up. When that ex-husband winds up murdered, Rebeca suspects her mother and confesses to the crime on national television in an effort to protect her. She winds up in jail but finds love and support with some tough but tenderhearted women and from a mysterious policeman who thinks she's innocent.


The film features a great musical jail sequence and more than a few other nifty surprises in this twist-laden tale by the celebrated Spanish director Pedro Almodovar. An especially perverse highlight is Rebeca's tryst with a drag queen (Miguel Bosé) impersonating her famous mother. HIGH HEELS also features Javier Bardem, Cristina Marcos, Bibí Andersen, Lupe Barrado, and a typically wonderful score by Ryuichi Sakamoto.

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Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	Spanish
Region:	Region 2
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1991
Release Date:	August 17, 2009
Runtime:	109 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	O P T D 1619
Keywords:	High, Adult, Language, Subtitled, Spanish, Drama, Heels
Genre:	Drama