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)
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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)
Everybody Knows (2018)
Directed by Asghar Farhadi Everybody Knows takes a kidnapping and turns it into a melodrama. That may sound facetious, but it's an effective, tense family drama that plays out like something Shakespearean. There's a wedding in a small, idyllic Spanish town that brings together a large family and their orbit of friends. The two most … Continue reading Everybody Knows (2018)
I Draw on My Wall 