When tragedy strikes and Manuela’s (Cecilia Roth) only child is killed in a car accident, her world crumbles. Learning that her son’s final wish was to know his father — whom she abandoned when she was pregnant 18 years earlier — Manuela returns to Barcelona in search of him, overcoming her grief and becoming the… Read more »
Tag: Pedro Almodóvar
Cinema of a Self: Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory
“Cinema has become my life. I don’t mean a parallel world, I mean my life itself. I sometimes have the impression that the daily reality is simply there to provide material for my next film.” — Pedro Almodóvar There are many things to admire in the films of acclaimed Spanish writer/director Pedro Almodóvar. There are… Read more »