Átame!
Pedro Almodóvar
Ricky, an orphan from an early age, has had several spells in psychiatric institutions. Considered cured, he leaves with one idea in mind: finding Marina, a former porn star becoming a B-series actress. To convince her that he can be a good husband and father, he locks her away in his apartment…
With : Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas, Loles Leon, Julieta Serrano, Maria Barranco, Rossy de Palma, Francisco Rabal
Screenplay : Pedro Almodóvar
Image : José Luis Alcaine
Editing : José Salcedo
Music : Ennio Morricone
Decors : Ferran Sanchez
Screenplay : Pedro Almodóvar
Image : José Luis Alcaine
Editing : José Salcedo
Music : Ennio Morricone
Decors : Ferran Sanchez
Production : Deseo, El See
Distribution: Pathé distribution
www.pathefilms.com
Distribution: Pathé distribution
www.pathefilms.com
As in La ley del deseo (Law of Desire) Antonio Banderas plays a character who wants to force love. But unlike the previous film, ¡Atame! (Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down) is luminous, positive and joyous. The genial presence of Victoria Abril, a newcomer to Almodóvar's cinema, is not with cause. The two marginals at the heart of the story are trying to break with their pasts and each is following a path towards a certain conformism to which they do not have access. Love is born because each of the characters has a fault, a lack of affection, an impossibility to be perceived as what they really are. For Almodóvar it is “the most optimistic of sadomasochistic films”.