Who could guess, back in the big-haired 1980s, that Spain's self-appointed bad boy of film would one day be regarded as a cinematic master. But that's exactly what's happened, and adventurous filmgoers can savor Pedro Almodóvar's progression in the eight-film, two-week festival Viva Pedro!, starting today at Landmark's Midtown Art Cinema. Alas, the movies aren't being screened chronologically, so Almodóvar's artistic growth won't be easily traced, film-by-film. But the mix-and-match approach could create some interesting comparisons. Read the full review
The theatrical re-release of eight of celebrated auteur Pedro Almodovar's films: "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," "All About My Mother," "Talk To Her," "Flower of My Secret," "Live Flesh," "Law of Desire," "Matador" and "Bad Education."
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Re-release date: August 11, 2006
Language: In Spanish with English subtitles
Rating: Not rated
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"What unifies them is a generosity of spirit that encompasses all his work. Yes, it's all very gay. And transsexual. And whatever-sexual. But ultimately they are about family — biological ones, but also the nontraditional families created by characters as they wend their ways through truly outré plots. "
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