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  1. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2016/12/05The Evolution of Pedro Almodóvar | The New Yorker

    Nov 27, 2016 · El Periódico perceptively praised Almodóvar as “a stubbornly passionate defender of substandard movies.” The film became a staple of late-night Madrid—a “Rocky Horror Picture...

  2. www.cbc.ca › arts › qPedro Almodóvar shares how growing up under a dictatorship ...

    Oct 11, 2023 · Pedro Almodóvar helped cement Spain's place in cinematic history with bold and colourful films like Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Talk to Her and All About My Mother. But his defiant ...

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pedro_AlmodóvarPedro Almodóvar - Wikipedia

    Agustín Almodóvar (brother) Signature. Pedro Almodóvar Caballero ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo almoˈðoβaɾ kaβaˈʝeɾo]; born 25 September 1949) [1] 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 ...

  5. www.britannica.com › biography › Pedro-AlmodovarPedro Almodovar | Biography, Films, & Facts | Britannica

    May 3, 2024 · Pedro Almodóvar (born September 25, 1949, Calzada de Calatrava, Spain) is a Spanish filmmaker known for colourful melodramatic films that often feature sexual themes. As a young man, Almodóvar moved to Madrid with the hopes of attending the Spanish national film school, but it had recently been closed under dictator Francisco Franco ’s rule.

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  7. www.standard.co.uk › culture › filmWho is Pedro Almodóvar: iconic director and counter-culture ...

    Sep 26, 2023 · Pedro Almodóvar in 1988. AP. Against his parents’ wishes, Almodóvar moved to Madrid aged 18, with dreams of becoming a filmmaker. When Franco shut down the city’s National School of Cinema ...

  8. english.elpais.com › culture › 2023/05/17Pedro Almodóvar will shoot his first ... - EL PAÍS English

    May 17, 2023 · Almodóvar phoned Hawke and Pascal directly, and they accepted instantly. “They’re perfect for the characters.” Pedro Almodóvar shooting in Almería, in a photo posted on Twitter by his brother, producer Agustín Almodóvar. In the background of Strange Way of Life, Almodóvar’s subversive nature is detectable. One example is the ...

  9. www.ft.com › content › 0a16106f-8b9e-4950-b00e-b595aPedro Almodóvar on Strange Way of Life: ‘It’s the only film ...

    Sep 15, 2023 · “The first thing I wrote was the two old cowboys waking up after an orgiastic night of alcohol and sex,” Almodóvar says of the film, which is only 31 minutes in length. “What interested me ...