Directed by Pedro Almodóvar There's a real Hitchcockian vibe to Bad Education. It's a wonderfully crazy movie about revenge, with interweaving narratives, timelines and realities. The revenge isn't even the central focus of the movie, as the character out for revenge isn't exactly front and center here. That would be Ignacio, a man who is impersonated … Continue reading Bad Education (2004)
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Pain and Glory (2019)
Directed by Pedro Almodovar Pain and Glory feels like the type of film every director with a long enough career gets around to making. It's slightly meta and certainly autobiographical, an artist reflecting on his career, his childhood and the ups and downs of life. It's influenced, as so many are, by Federico Fellini's 8 1/2, … Continue reading Pain and Glory (2019)
Volver (2006)
Directed by Pedro Almodovar Volver revolves around two sisters, Sole (Lola Dueñas) whose deceased mother has suddenly appeared from beyond the grave, and Raimunda (Penélope Cruz), whose daughter kills her stepfather in self-defense after he attempts to force himself on her. In both cases the storylines do not end in plotted melodrama but rather something … Continue reading Volver (2006)
Talk to Her (2002)
Directed by Pedro Almodovar How do you recommend this movie to someone without putting them off to it completely? It's the story of a friendship between men who give themselves almost entirely to the women they love, who both happen to be comatose. In the case of one of them his loyalty to a woman … Continue reading Talk to Her (2002)
Julieta (2016)
Directed by Pedro Almodovar In Julieta a mother grapples with the trauma of losing her daughter. We meet her first in the ‘present,’ where she puts a sudden end to a move from Madrid to Portugal when she sees Beatriz, her daughter’s childhood best friend. It’s seeing Beatriz which breaks the dam and floods back … Continue reading Julieta (2016)
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