Madres paralelas

Two women, Janis and Ana, coincide in a hospital room where they are going to give birth. They are both single and accidentally got pregnant. Janis, middle-aged, has no regrets and in the hours leading up to the delivery she is full; the other, Ana, is a teenager and is scared, sorry and traumatized. Janis tries to cheer her up as they sleepwalk through the hospital corridor. The few words that cross in those hours will create a very close bond between the two, which chance will take care of developing and complicating in such a resounding way that it will change the lives of both. This edition contains, in addition to the original script of the film, a substantial section with comments on its creative process and the filming, signed by Almodóvar himself; likewise, it is profusely illustrated in full color with photographs and fragments of the storyboard, and closes with an illuminating epilogue by Vicente Molina Foix. Parallel Mothers is a book that serves as the perfect companion to the feature film and will appeal to all lovers of cinema and culture.