Pedro Almodóvar
Author and Director
kubrick and his napoleon syndrome...cinematic talents. Terrence Malick, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Bernardo Bertolucci, David Cronenberg and Pedro Almodovar have all attempted to make a film of the novel, but none have got beyond planning. In the mid-1960s Michael... In this article: Stanley Kubrick, Michael Powell, Richard Linklater, Orson Welles, Terry Gilliam, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, White Hotel, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and The Red Shoes |
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The Huffington Post | 4 days ago
Marshall Fine: Interview: Pedro Almodovar talks Broken Embraces
...references to other films and authors." The film marks Almodovar's fourth collaboration with Cruz, an Oscar-winner for Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona and nominee for Almodovar's Volver. The pair, at this point, have one of the...
In this article: Roberto Rossellini, Penelope Cruz, Manhattan, Oscar, New York Film Festival, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Volver, and Woody Allen
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Times Online | November 19, 2009
The greatest films never made
...failed. Or D. M. Thomas's The White Hotel, which Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Terrence Malick, Woody Allen, David Cronenberg and Pedro Almodovar have all attempted to direct, with stars such as Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Kate Winslet,...
In this article: Stanley Kubrick, Terry Gilliam, David Lean, William Shakespeare, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Peeping Tom, Michael Powell, and The Tempest
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 18, 2009
Penelope's cruisey career
...effusive when discussing her "dream year" with two special films about to hit theatres. The first is Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's Broken Embraces, her fourth collaboration with the filmmaker who helped make her a star, and the second is...
In this article: Penelope Cruz, Nine, Oscar, Rob Marshall, Virgo, Taurus, Pisces, Leo, and Gemini
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Detroit Free Press | October 15, 2009
LETTERS: Taxing pension income would hurt buyout takers
...Roman Polanski. Woody Allen, Pedro Almodovar and Martin Scorsese have "demanded the immediate release" of fellow filmmaker Polanski, who was arrested in Switzerland on a U.S. arrest warrant related to a 1977 child-sex charge. What are these...
In this article: Roman Polanski, Middle East, Iran, Recession, Iraq War, Roosevelt High School, Howell High School, Anxiety, Free Press, and W.K. Kellogg Foundation
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Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | November 17, 2009
81% Broken Embraces
...easily swept from memory. Almodovar's natural affinity with women (particularly women who are forced to act tough) enables an easy balance of noirish grit and that high melodrama which has become his trademark. Her blazing role in Woody...
In this article: Penelope Cruz, Lanzarote, Rash, and Trademark
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | September 29, 2009
Film world backs Polanski as he fights Swiss arrest
...a petition calling for his release. They included leading Hollywood figures like Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen, David Lynch, as well as Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci "Filmmakers in France, in Europe, in...
In this article: Roman Polanski, United States, Bernard Kouchner, Los Angeles, Oscar, State Department, The Pianist, and Hollywood
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Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; born 25 September 1951) 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 and glossy décor. 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.
- Name At Birth:
- Pedro Almodóvar Caballero
- Birth Date:
- September 25, 1951
- Birthplace:
- Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Spain
- Occupation:
- Filmmaker
- Years Active:
- 1974 - present
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