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Pedro Almodovar

Director, Actor

 
Labyrinth of PassionLabyrinth of Passion (1982)
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Cecilia Roth, Luis Ciges
A nympho pop singer and her bisexual buddy cruise the decadent nightlife of Madrid, encountering Almodovar's usual slate of deviants –…
Dark HabitsDark Habits (1983)
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Cristina Pascual
Red–light denizen on the run, Cristina Pascual holes up in a bizarre, wildly improbable Convent of the Humble Redeemers, frequented by…
Essential Almodovar: Volume OneEssential Almodovar: Volume One (Dark Habits, What Have I Done to Deserve This, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) (1983-1988)
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Three early Pedro Almodovar films presented in a Collector's Edition box set.
What Have I Done to Deserve This?What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984) Recommended
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Carmen Maura
Carmen Maura plays a delirious feminist housewife in this early black–comic farce from Almodovar, here working at his freshest and most…
Law of DesireLaw of Desire (1986) Recommended
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Carmen Maura
Sexual acrobatics and absurd humour abound as it explores the increasingly complex sex–life of a gay film director. Fun screwball romp.
MatadorMatador (1986)
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Assumpta Serna, Antonio Banderas, Nacho Martinez
Almodovar breaks a few more screen taboos with this erotic black comedy about a bull–fighter and a smart female lawyer who share a morbid…
Essential Almodovar: Volume TwoEssential Almodovar: Volume Two (Law of Desire, Kika, Flower of My Secret) (1986-1996)
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Three more Pedro Almodovar films presented in a Collector's Edition box set.
Women On the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownWomen On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) Recommended
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Carmen Maura
Speedy sparkling slapstick from Almodovar, in which pregnant Carmen Maura is dumped by her boyfriend, harassed by his suicidal ex–wife and…
Tie Me Up, Tie Me DownTie Me Up, Tie Me Down (Atame!) (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril
A mental patient kidnaps his sexy B–movie idol in the hope that she will fall in love with him. Teasingly politically unsound, Almodovar…
High HeelsHigh Heels (1991) Recommended
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Victoria Abril
Victoria Abril finds herself accused of murder while trying to fill the 'high heels' of her glamourous celebrity mum. At once ludicrous and enjoyable.
KikaKika (1993)
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Veronica Forque, Peter Coyote, Victoria Abril
A make–up artist juggles the dubious attentions of a porn stud, a philandering crime writer, and a trash TV journo. The perils of media…
Flower of My Secret, TheFlower of My Secret, The (1996)
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Marisa Paredes
An artistic maturing for the director of kitsch sex comedies like HIGH HEELS and KIKA, this is an introspective study of a successful authoress…
Live FleshLive Flesh (1997) Aro Favourite
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal
Five aggrieved characters get wrapped in a sticky web of consequence after a fateful incident leaves one paralysed and another in jail. Dir.…
All About My MotherAll About My Mother (1999) Recommended
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Cecilia Roth
Almodovar's "celebration of mother and womanhood" has been hailed as something of a departure for the director, though in fact all of his (beloved)…
Talk to HerTalk to Her (2002) Aro Favourite
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Javier Camara, Geraldine Chaplin, Rosalie Flores
With his fourteenth film, star Spanish director Almodovar marries his supreme style with an original, emotionally resonant story for what might just…
Bad EducationBad Education (Mala Educación, La) (2004) Recommended
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Gael Garcia Bernal, Fele Martinez, Javier Camara
Another fascinating work from Almodovar who, after TALK TO HER, again matches his renowned taste in decor with adventurous yet controlled…
VolverVolver (2006) Aro Favourite
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas
Formidable Spanish brand–name dir. Almodovar re–embracing what he knows best – womanhood – in a vibrant and tempestuous tale of…
Broken EmbracesBroken Embraces (2009) Recommended
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Blanca Portillo, Lluís Homar
Typically juicy Almodovar number again features the gorgeous Penelope Cruz, here playing a mistress cast in the lead role of a movie her millionaire…
Skin I Live In, TheSkin I Live In, The (2011) Recommended
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes
Over twenty years after their last collaboration, a gracefully middle–aged Antonio Banderas returns for Spanish maestro Pedro Almodovar to play…
I'm So Excited!I'm So Excited! (Los amantes pasajeros) (2013)
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Javier Camara, Cecilia Roth, Lola Dueñas
This campy, featherweight sex comedy set almost entirely on an aeroplane is but a mere footnote in the career of living legend, Pedro Almodovar.
JulietaJulieta (2016) Recommended
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Emma Suarez, Adriana Ugarte
The complexities of a woman's past are unraveled after a chance encounter, in this loose adaptation of three short stories by Alice Munro. More…
Pain and GloryPain and Glory (Dolor y gloria) (2019) Recommended
Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Penelope Cruz
A more restrained, but no less pretty and witty outing for septuagenarian director Pedro Almodóvar, which narrates evocative vignettes from the life…

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