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El Clima {Ans: THE Wind - like a character/pushing dustbins and howling/impression of ghosts/windmills/likely spreads fire, FIRE - started events of film/killed parents, DEATH - underlying theme/result of wind and fire}Rural and Urban {Ans: RETURN TO ROOTS - Almodovar/Raimunda/escape from modernity/traditions/death, ADULT REALITY - Where Paco is, airport cleaning/lonely Sole, FEMALES BRING LIFE WITH THEM - Raimunda and sole thrive with food and Salon/Regina shows diversity of suburban communities of Madrid}Death {Ans: RURAL - tradition/supernatural/ghosts, URBAN - Paco's pragmatic dump into freezer and clean/soon forgotten for business opportunity, WOMEN POWER - separation into loud and silent at funeral/Paco's clean up}Women {Ans: POWER - 'cosas de mujeres'/power over men/survive abuse/diversity with Regina/rise to challenge of business, FAMILY - protection of daughters through murder/desire by mother to reconnect to Raimunda and sole, SOLIDARITY AND FRIENDSHIP - help of neighbors}Lies and Secrets {Ans: SMALL LIES FOR OWN BENEFIT - Raimunda running restaurant/Sole's salon/Irene Russian, LARGE LIES FOR OTHER'S BENEFIT - Raimunda lies to neighbors and Emilio about Paco to protect Paula/doesn't tell Paula about true father/Irene let's Agustina die in peace, BONDS REMAIN STRONG - lies allow feminine solidarity/Augustina's mother/salon allow Irene and sole to reconnect/Irene alive doesn't