PEDRO ALMODÓVAR / IN COLOR
Sensuous, unforgiving, saturated color palettes +
Strong, fast-paced and very dense plots +Magnetic, thought-proving soundtracks +
Penelope Cruz
Does that sum up Almodóvar's work? Not even close, but at the very least, it scrapes the surface.
I caught Broken Embraces, his latest film, yesterday. If you're unfamiliar with this Spanish director's work, this film is a good one to help you get your feet wet.
And once you do, your world will seem a bit more magical.
"I don't want to imitate life in movies; I want to represent it. And in that representation, you use the colors you feel, and sometimes they are fake colors. But always it's to show one emotion." – Pedro Almodóvar
Above: Various stills from Volver, Bad Education and
Broken Embraces.
Check out the trailer here:
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