LOS ANGELES — Penelope Cruz calls it the hardest role she's ever played, and if early reviews and award buzz hold up, her portrayal of an abused girl's mom in Volver could win Cruz the first-ever ...

In “Volver,” Pedro Almodóvar creates an impossibly beautiful film. He fuses themes of child abuse, deep superstition and female resilience, depicting something simultaneously powerful and surprisingly ...

MADRID — Five days after missing out on a foreign-language Oscar nom for “Volver,” Pedro Almodovar saw large home-turf compensation. “Volver” snagged best film, actress (Penelope Cruz), original score ...

MADRID (Reuters) - The tragicomic tale of a mother's survival, "Volver" swept to a triumphant victory at Spain's top film awards early on Monday, grabbing best movie, director and best actress for ...

For distinctive Spanish writer-director Pedro Almodóvar, it?s another of his colorful, modern, comedy-tinged dramas about women on the verge. But this time the senoritas of “Volver” aren?t so much ...

HARRISIVLLE, N.H. Volver -- I wouldn't necessarily consider myself a Penelope Cruz fan. A brief glimpse through the films I have seen her in reminded me that most of them were fairly forgettable (or ...