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45 Years (2015)

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Roof, The (1956)

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Jetée, La (1962)

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Tag / Pedro Almodovar

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Parallel Mothers (2021)

  • Almodovar, Pedro
  • 2021, Pedro Almodovar, Spain
  • 2 Comments

A mid-tier Almodovar as he weaves a story of mothers and babies against a dark national history—it doesn’t always find a sure footing in terms of tone and theme, but the indelible performances and the auteur’s knack for creating suspense out of melodrama do help.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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February 15, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989)

  • Almodovar, Pedro, Criterion Collection
  • 1989, Pedro Almodovar, Spain
  • 2 Comments

Almodovar’s Stockholm syndrome drama will probably be cancelled if made today, but while it isn’t a home run by his provocative standards, it features two impressionable performances by Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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June 1, 2020February 15, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Skin I Live In, The (2011)

  • Almodovar, Pedro
  • 2011, Pedro Almodovar, Spain
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Not top-tier Almodovar, but he fashions an unsettling, and at times, outlandish treatment on both psychological and gender identities. 

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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October 28, 2019February 15, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Pain & Glory (2019)

  • Almodovar, Pedro
  • 2019, Pedro Almodovar, Spain
  • 6 Comments

Possibly Almodovar’s most personal film to date, this is a bittersweet ode to how cinema has changed his life and the burdens and regrets he still carries—through an alter ego as played by a sublime Antonio Banderas.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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October 20, 2019February 15, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)

  • Almodovar, Pedro, Criterion Collection
  • 1988, Pedro Almodovar, Spain
  • 2 Comments

The film that launched Almodovar internationally as an auteur is a tragicomic screwball farce whose effortless execution is as impressive as it is sublime.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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October 15, 2019March 19, 2021 by Eternality Tan

All About My Mother (1999)

  • Almodovar, Pedro, Criterion Collection
  • 1999, Pedro Almodovar, Spain
  • 3 Comments

This is one of the highest peaks of Almodovar’s career, an exquisite work about women and grief, yet with his assured touch, it all seems so life-affirming and universal.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.
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October 13, 2019February 15, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Julieta (2016)

  • Almodovar, Pedro
  • 2016, Pedro Almodovar, Spain
  • 3 Comments

A minor mystery-esque work by Almodovar, spellbinding and sensually-crafted at times, but marred by a weak denouement.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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October 12, 2019February 15, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Broken Embraces (2009)

  • Almodovar, Pedro
  • 2009, Pedro Almodovar, Spain
  • 2 Comments

A respectable effort by Almodovar that balances melodrama with the mystery-thriller.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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October 12, 2019February 15, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Volver (2006)

  • Almodovar, Pedro
  • 2006, Pedro Almodovar, Spain
  • 2 Comments

Almodovar handles with dexterity a range of emotions in this intriguingly-structured drama.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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