High Heels
1991 · Movie · R · 114 min · ★ 7.0 · 52% critics
After years of distance, a famous performer returns home and tries to reconnect with her grown daughter, now a TV news anchor. Their uneasy reunion is complicated by old resentments, a shared romantic history, and a sudden murder that pulls them into a tense mix of family drama, dark humor, and shifting loyalties.
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Details
- Original title
- Tacones lejanos
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-10-23
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Critic score
- 52/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (467 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a twisty, emotional mother–daughter drama with dark laughs, heightened coincidences, and identity games; not for you if you prefer grounded, straightforward stories—try Live Flesh or Kika for a related vibe.
Pros: bold melodrama and comedy; unpredictable story turns; strong performances | Cons: messy, implausible plotting; humor can feel uneven; some scenes feel random
Themes
- cheating
- madrid, spain
- parent child relationship
- singer
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Foreign Film
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1992 · nominated
Cast & crew
Victoria Abril
as Rebeca
Marisa Paredes
as Becky del Páramo
Miguel Bosé
as Juez Domínguez
Anna Lizaran
as Margarita
Mayrata O'Wisiedo
as Madre del Juez Domínguez
Cristina Marcos
as Paula
Féodor Atkine
as Manuel
Pedro Díez del Corral
as Alberto
Bibiana Fernández
as Susana
- NM
Nacho Martínez
as Juan
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar