Today, we listen to the words of a movie star! We hear parts of an interview with actress Penelope Cruz.

Penelope Cruz recently won an award at the Cannes Film Festival for her role in the Spanish language film, Volver. Volver is directed by Pedro Almodovar, whom Penelope Cruz has worked with before on other films.

In this programme, Penelope Cruz talks about her new movie, what she likes about working with Pedro Almodovar and what kind of film she'd like to make next.

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	Penelope Cruz - Volver

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Vocabulary from the programme

to be on a roll
informal
if you say something is 'on a roll' you mean it's successful

never judges his characters
if you don't judge people, you don't try to influence other people's opinion of them

a genius
a person with a very great and rare natural ability

to have regrets
if you have regrets about something, you feel sad about them and wish they could have been different and better

arthouse film
a film made for artistic reasons rather than commercial ones

Programme script (pdf - 21k)

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