'Café Müller' dancer Caetano Veloso as himself singing "Cucurrucucú paloma" at a party Roberto Álvarez as Doctor Elena Anaya as Ángela Lola Dueñas as Matilde Adolfo Fernández as Niño de Valencia Ana Fernández as Lydia's sister Chus Lampreave as Caretaker Paz Vega as Amparo (in silent film) Cecilia Roth as Party guest (cameo) Marisa Paredes as Party guest (cameo) Reception Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a "Certified Fresh" approval rating of 91% based on reviews from 136 critics, and an average rating of 8.10/10. The website's consensus states: "Another masterful, compassionate work from Pedro Almodóvar". On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 86 out of 100, based on reviews from 34 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it 4 out of 4 and wrote: "Combines improbable melodrama (gored bullfighters, comatose ballerinas) with subtly kinky bedside vigils and sensational denouements, and yet at the end, we are undeniably touched." A.O. Scott of the New York Times named Talk to Her "The best film of the year". The film grossed $9,285,469 in the United States and $41,716,081 internationally for a worldwide total of $51,001,550. Accolades Talk to Her wasn't submitted as Spain's pick for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Mondays in the Sun was selected instead. Wins 2002 Academy Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Pedro Almodóvar Argentine Film Critics Association ("Silver Condor"): Best Foreign Film 2003 BAFTA Awards: Best Film Not in the English Language Best Original Screenplay - Pedro Almodóvar 2003 Bangkok International Film Festival ("Golden Kinnaree Award"): Best Film, Best Director - Pedro Almodóvar Bodil Awards: Best Non-American Film Bogey Awards: Bogey Award Cinema Brazil Grand Prize: Best Foreign Language Film Cinema Writers Circle Awards (Spain): Best Original Score - Alberto Iglesias Czech Lions: Best Foreign Language Film 2003 César Awards: Best European Union Film European Film Awards: Best Film, Best Director (Pedro Almodóvar), Best Screenwriter - Pedro Almodóvar French Syndicate of Cinema Critics: Best Foreign Film 2003 Golden Globe Awards: Best Foreign Language Film Goya Awards (Spain): Best Original Score - Alberto Iglesias Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Director - Pedro Almodóvar Mexican Cinema Journalists ("Silver Goddess"): Best Foreign Film National Board of Review: Best Foreign Language Film Russian Guild of Film Critics ("Golden Aries"): Best Foreign Film Satellite Awards: Best Motion Picture: Foreign Language, Best Original Screenplay - Pedro Almodóvar Sofia International Film