▁took ▁a ▁break ▁from ▁film making ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁his ▁production ▁company ▁El ▁D ese o . ▁During ▁this ▁break , ▁Al mod ó var ▁had ▁an ▁idea ▁for ▁T alk ▁to ▁Her ▁( 2 0 0 2 ), ▁a ▁film ▁about ▁two ▁men , ▁played ▁by ▁J avier ▁C ám ara ▁and ▁Dar ío ▁Grand in etti , ▁who ▁become ▁friends ▁while ▁taking ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁com at ose ▁women ▁they ▁love , ▁played ▁by ▁Leon or ▁Wat ling ▁and ▁Ros ario ▁Fl ores . ▁Com bin ing ▁elements ▁of ▁modern ▁dance ▁and ▁silent ▁film making ▁with ▁a ▁narr ative ▁that ▁em bra ces ▁coinc idence ▁and ▁fate , ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁Al mod ó var ▁plots ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁his ▁characters , ▁thrown ▁together ▁by ▁un im agin ably ▁bad ▁luck , ▁towards ▁an ▁unexpected ▁conclusion . ▁ ▁T alk ▁to ▁Her ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁in ▁Spain , ▁followed ▁by ▁its ▁international ▁premi ere ▁at ▁the ▁Tell ur ide ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁September ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁It ▁was ▁ha iled ▁by ▁critics ▁and ▁emb rac ed ▁by ▁ar th ouse ▁aud ien ces , ▁particularly ▁in ▁America . ▁The ▁un anim ous ▁pra ise ▁for ▁T alk ▁to ▁Her ▁resulted ▁in ▁Al mod ó var ▁winning ▁his ▁second ▁Academy ▁Award , ▁this ▁time ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Screen play , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁nominated ▁in ▁the ▁Best ▁Director ▁category . ▁The ▁film ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁César ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Film ▁from ▁the ▁European