The 59th edition of New York Film Festival is taking shape and today Film at Lincoln Center announced Pedro Almodóvar’s latest drama “Parallel Mothers“ starring Penélope Cruz, as the Closing Night selection of the festival. “Parallel Mothers” will make its North American premiere on October 8 at Alice Tully Hall. Sony Pictures Classics will release “Parallel Mothers” in theaters on December 24.

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Well, the 2021 Venice Film Festival line-up was announced early this AM, we already knew Pedro Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers” would be the opening night film, and just like that, the first teaser trailer for the film has arrived.

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“Parallel Mothers” stars Almodovar’s muse Penelope Cruz, but also Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Rossy de Palma and Julieta Serrano.

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The 2021 Cannes Film Festival announces its line-up tomorrow morning, and Pedro Almodóvar‘s next movie starring Penélope Cruz gets a first look. Coincidence? Unfortunately yes. Production has just finished on Pedro Almodóvar’s latest, “Parallel Mothers” (“Madres Paralelas”). Still, perhaps nature is healing, and this is all a sign that the world is coming back to normal. We’re getting a Cannes Film Festival soon and then another Almodóvar film, albeit, probably next year.

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While the COVID-19 pandemic wrecked the film industry in ways that will likely take years to recover, the long break that filmmakers were forced into actually has sparked some creativity. We’ve seen several directors helm new projects that they conceived during this shutdown. And now, Pedro Almodóvar is on the brink of beginning production of his next film, “Parallel Mothers,” which he finished during his unexpected break.

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According to Variety, Almodóvar is putting together his cast for his new film, “Parallel Mothers,” which has already announced Penelope Cruz as the star.

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