3/12/2021 0 Comments Volver Movie Summary And Analysis
Raimunda finally is told about her mothers return, but refuses to talk to her.Then they visit Irenes sister Paula, an old senile aunt that raised Raimunda after the death of her parents that insists to tell them that Irene is alive and living with her; later, they go to the house of her neighbor and friend Agustina, who gives a support to Paula.
![]() When they arrive home, Paula tells her mother that she killed her unemployed father Paco, who was completely drunk and tried to rape her. While Raimunda hides his body, Sole calls her to tell that their beloved aunt Paula has died. The next morning, Sole travels alone to the funeral, and when she returns to Madrid, she finds her mother hidden in the trunk of her car. She brings Irene to her apartment, where secrets from the past are disclosed. When Raimundas lascivious husband Paco unforgivably betrays her and her beloved daughter, he not-so-mysteriously disappears. Determined to keep her family together, Raimundas resourcefulness and strength of character shift into overdrive just in time for additional family tragedies and unresolved conflicts to call upon her and Sole to return home. Multiple generations of women reunite to mourn their losses, mend old rifts, and harness the healing powers of their collective resilience in the face of age-old adversities. With nods to MILDRED PIERCE and ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, VOLVER celebrates those rites and beliefs designed keep ancestors close and the wisdom of generations intact. Her sister, Sole, is separated and works clandestinely as a hairstylist for women. Their aunt, Paula, still lives in the village and continues to speak about her sister Irene, mother of the two sisters, as if she were still alive. They also visit the home of their aunt, Ta Paula (Chus Lampreave). They stop by to visit a neighbor, Agustina (Blanca Portillo), who looks after Ta Paula and whose own mother disappeared the day Raimundas parents died. Raimunda later confesses this is true and that Paulas real father is dead. Opportunity knocks; a neighbor is leaving town and asks Raimunda to look after a nearby empty restaurant. A film crew is looking for meals and Raimunda opens the restaurant and runs the place with help of her neighbors. Neighbors claim to have seen the ghost of Irene (Carmen Maura), Raimunda and Soles mother. Sole finds Irene hidden in the trunk of her car and is unsure if she is a ghost. Irene stays with Sole in Madrid, helping to run a hair salon business inside her apartment. Paula also knows the secret; her grandmother has returned from the dead. The secret is kept from Raimunda, since she hated her mother. Agustina has cancer and is dying, shows up in Madrid and visits with Raimunda. Agustina asks Raimunda to find out from Irene if she knows if Agustinas missing mother is alive.
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