Sunday, August 16, 2009

volver


In this cover I simply overlaid an image of Raimunda (Penelope Cruz) with a picture of her mother, Irene (Carmen Maura), who she believes to be dead in the film. If you examine the image closely, you will realize that they share an eye, a symbol of their relation, but also of their connection in their actions and their secrets. It was also my intention with the overlay to give Irene a ghostly feel, essentially what she is in the film. The red is solely a tip-of-the-hat to the film and the director's, Pedro Almodovar's, wonderful use of strong reds in all of his films.

The two images I used:


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