ALL ABOUT ALMODOVAR
Leave it to me to be inspired by Pedro Almodovar's movie, "All About My Mother" to title this post about him. But that's not where the inspiration stops. His genius is comparable to another one of my favorite directors, Alfred Hitchcock. He has his own directorial style; his own vision of passion and emotion; his own way of empowering the female protagonist; his own (sometimes shockingly lewd) conversation about sex; his own friggin' sense of humor. And you know what? I just can't get enough of it.
For over four decades, Almodovar has used Spain as a backdrop to tell his tales of religion, violence, homosexuality and romantic relationships--in ways that are dark and satirical, yet reflect real life. His movies have catapulted the stardom of a few actors that starred in many of his films, including Antonio Banderas, Carmen Maura, Lluis Homar, Penelope Cruz and Rossy de Palma.
I've watched most of Almodovar's films, but my favorites are Talk to Her, Bad Education, Matador, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Tie me Up! Tie Me Down!, Live Flesh, All About My Mother and Volver. I just realized that I listed almost all of the movies that Pedro has directed, so just freaking watch all of them!
I've watched most of Almodovar's films, but my favorites are Talk to Her, Bad Education, Matador, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Tie me Up! Tie Me Down!, Live Flesh, All About My Mother and Volver. I just realized that I listed almost all of the movies that Pedro has directed, so just freaking watch all of them!
One of my favorite scenes in all of Almodovar's work is from "Talk to Her." The performance by Mexican singer Caetano Veloso singing the classic, "Cucurrucucu Paloma," greatly translates the emotion between two of the main characters, Lydia and Marco.