Pedro Almodóvar
There are several Spanish film directors who you have probably heard of like Alejandro Amenábar who directed Open Your Eyes (adapted in an American production as Vanilla Sky) and The Others (with Nicole Kidman as the main actress) and Julio Medem, famous for Lovers of the Arctic Circle, Sex and Lucía and his last film Room in Rome.
But there is no doubt Pedro Almodóvar is the most well- known Spanish film director. He was nominated for the Academy Awards several times and awarded twice with an Oscar for his movies: All about my mother and Talk to her.
His last film Silencio seems to be a return to the “cinema of women”. Almodóvar has always been famous for his obsession with strong female lead characters as he stated in one of his most internationally recognized films ‘Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown’, which had a musical version on Broadway.
However, Almodóvar did not call his usual bunch of actors (which frequently includes actors like Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura or Antonio Banderas) to work together with him in his last movie. In his new film, very few of the players are “chicas/os Almodóvar”, except Rossy de Palma who had also a role in Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown and the Argentinian actor Dario Grandinetti who worked in Almodóvar´s Talk to her.
In this 20thAlmodóvar production, the main actresses are Adriana Ugarte and Emma Suarez. The plot tells one woman´s life since 1985 to the present day. This woman is called Julieta, and Ugarte and Suarez play respectively a younger and an older Julieta who is a woman “struggling to survive on the verge of madness” due to the mystery that makes people abandon the people they love, removing them from their lifes like if they had never meant anything to them, and the pain that this can cause.
That is all that we can tell about Silencio so far. The best thing to do is go to the cinema when the film comes out and enjoy all that Almodóvar has to offer us this time.
Almodóvar is famous as a director because it is said that the people either love his films or hate them. If you have never seen any of his films maybe is time to give him a chance and see if you are on the side of the lovers or the haters. What is sure is that, as always, Almodóvar will not leave anyone indifferent.
To read an article about Silencio in Spanish click on the following link:
http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2015/03/26/actualidad/1427403279_834152.html
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Almodóvar is a great director and I love, as you’ve stated, that he has very strong female leads and a brilliant script. Really looking forward to seeing Silencio (going to try and read that article in Spanish now!) and hopefully some more films at the Spanish Film Festival. Thanks Andrea!
Sometimes I hate his movies, sometimes I love them. As Andrea said, they won’t leave you indifferent. I’m still wondering if I hated or loved ” La piel que habito” (the skin I live in).
Another good thing about watching these films is that they also have lots of elements of Spanish culture that are quite interesting too!
I absolutely love Almodóvar’s films, with its amazing characters, original plots, twists at the end… I find them amazing. My favourite one is Volver, with Penelope Cruz.
¿Which one is your favourite?
Almdovar is a brilliant director. I really like his movies.
“Talk to her” is one of my favourites. (Cucurrucucu Paloma is a such beautiful song!!)
I really am looking forward to his new movie.
I definitely like his style. So crazy!! I should watch a few more… haven’t watched that many… and I’m sure I’m missing so much!! 🙁
Gracias Andrea, yo tambien me gusta sus peliculas pero no he visto todas. Tienes una pelicula favorita?
Es muy difícil elegir solo una película de Almodóvar pero si tengo que quedarme con una me decanto por “Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios” que me parece brillante 😉
Almodovar with subtitles is what you need to learn Spanish!!! Of course you have to add to that brilliant Vamos teachers and you’re on your way 🙂 The best Almodovar is definitely Volver 🙂 I recently brought Almodovar 5 movie-boxset for £7 (CeX-great 2nd hand dvd store for World cinema).