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  2. Jan 11, 2016 · Almodóvar is cinema’s most visible acolyte of Douglas Sirk—the Hollywood director who used artifice and melodrama to probe issues mainstream films wouldn’t touch in the 1950s—and here...

  3. Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo almoˈðoβaɾ kaβaˈʝeɾo]; born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and author. His films are marked by melodrama , irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narratives.

  4. Dec 23, 2021 · Almodóvar conjures a cosmos — a domain of bright colors, piercing music (often by Alberto Iglesias) and swirling melodrama. If you’ve visited in the past, you will be eager to return. This...

  5. Jan 14, 2022 · Almodovar's films often exist in a land of Douglas Sirk melodramas and women’s pictures. But this time he adds a historical backdrop to the personal tale of the two women.

  6. Sep 1, 2021 · Hearing that, you might imagine that it’s a movie of high comedy as well — a giddy and ironic Almodóvarian stew of maternal diva melodrama. But “Parallel Mothers,” while it keeps us hooked on...

  7. Controversial genius, global auteur, national icon and standard bearer for queer culture, and arguably the most influential Spanish filmmaker since Luis Buñuel (possibly more than Buñuel), Almodóvar is without a doubt also the most recognizable cinematic auteur from that nation.

  8. May 10, 2020 · It’s such a soft and sweet melodrama, even as it explores heavy and complicated themes like transgender life, pregnancy, death, and creative expression. Cecilia Roth plays Manuela, a woman devastated by the accidental death of her son.

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