Pedro Almodóvar
Directing · Born 1949-09-25 · age 76 · Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (born September 25, 1949) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular songs, irreverent humor, strong colors, glossy décor and LGBT themes. Desire, passion, family and identity are among Almodóvar’s most prevalent themes. His films enjoy a worldwide following and he has become a major figure on the stage of world cinema. He founded Spanish film production company El Deseo S.A. with his younger brother Agustín Almodóvar who has produced almost all of Pedro’s films. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001.
Titles
The Skin I Live In
Wild Tales
All About My Mother
Volver
Pain and Glory
Talk to Her
Bad Education
Parallel Mothers
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Julieta
Live Flesh
Sirāt
Broken Embraces
I'm So Excited!
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
The Room Next Door
El Angel
My Life Without Me
High Heels
The Clan
Strange Way of Life
Law of Desire
Kika
Matador
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
The Flower of My Secret
The Human Voice
The Secret Life of Words
Dark Habits
Mutant Action
Pepi, Luci, Bom
Zama
Bitter Christmas
Labyrinth of Passion
The Headless Woman
The Holy Girl
Rapture
The Silence of Others
The Cannibalistic Councillor
It Snows in Benidorm
Salomé
The Last Summer of La Boyita
Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!
Fleeting Lies
A Man Called Autumn Flower
Eurotrash
Late motiv
What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
Folle... Folle... ¡Fólleme Tín!
La mujer de tu vida
Short Cuts: Talons aiguilles de Pedro Almodovar
Words in Progress
Tiempos de constitución
My Name Is Shadow
Two Whores, or a Love Story That Ends in a Wedding
Sex Is Coming, Sex Is Coming
Icónica Chamorro
Life Remote Control
Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta
Film político