▁of ▁Al mod ó var ' s ▁sty list ic ▁hall marks ▁are ▁present : ▁the ▁stand - alone ▁song ▁( a ▁rend ition ▁of ▁the ▁Argent in ian ▁t ango ▁song ▁" Vol ver "), ▁references ▁to ▁reality ▁TV , ▁and ▁an ▁hom age ▁to ▁classic ▁film ▁( in ▁this ▁case ▁L uch ino ▁Vis cont i ' s ▁Bell iss ima ). ▁ ▁Vol ver ▁received ▁a ▁ra pt ur ous ▁reception ▁when ▁it ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁where ▁Al mod ó var ▁won ▁the ▁Best ▁Screen play ▁prize ▁while ▁the ▁entire ▁female ▁ensemble ▁won ▁the ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁prize . ▁Pen é lo pe ▁Cruz ▁also ▁received ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Best ▁Act ress , ▁making ▁her ▁the ▁first ▁Spanish ▁woman ▁ever ▁to ▁be ▁nominated ▁in ▁that ▁category . ▁Vol ver ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁ear n ▁several ▁critical ▁acc ol ades ▁and ▁earned ▁more ▁than ▁£ 8 5 ▁million ▁intern ation ally , ▁becoming ▁Al mod ó var ' s ▁highest - g ross ing ▁film ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Bro ken ▁Em bra ces ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁▁ ▁Al mod ó var ' s ▁next ▁film , ▁Bro ken ▁Em bra ces ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁a ▁rom antic ▁thr iller ▁which ▁cent res ▁on ▁a ▁blind ▁novel ist , ▁Harry ▁Ca ine ▁( L lu ís ▁Hom ar ), ▁who ▁uses ▁his ▁works ▁to ▁rec ount ▁both ▁his ▁former ▁life ▁as ▁a