On-Air Film Review: M is for the Many in ‘Parallel Mothers’

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CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on January 20th, 2022, reviewing the 22nd film of writer/director Pedro Almodóvar, “Parallel Mothers,” in select theaters now.


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Rating: 4.5/5.0

Penélope Cruz is Janis, a photographer who gets pregnant from a one night stand. As she readies to deliver, she meets a “parallel mother’ named Ana (Milena Smit), a teen who also got in the family way through a brief encounter. They form a bond during their deliveries, and meet again later under different circumstances, that will change both their lives.

“Parallel Mothers” is in select theaters now, check local listings. Featuring Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Rossy de Palma, Israel Elejalde and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón. Written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Rated “R”

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