The secrets of Pedro Almodovar
Bull fights, lovers, innocence, guilt, beauty, blood and crime are the hallmarks of Pedro Almodovar’s astonishing library of films. Death is always present but it is a celebration of life that wildly throbs through every frame, even when dealing with the hardest topics. As a director, he has a lightness of touch and deep humanity that transport us into the lives of others. His remarkable essays are as confessional as his films. He wonders as we all do, will this time of isolation change us for the better. Will we, the human race, evolve or will we return to our wicked ways? Mother nature has sent us to our rooms. And in these thinking spaces, the invisible and the ignored have been made visible and we cannot turn away from the truth.
Almodovar writes essays on INDIEWIRE about being on lockdown - they are wonderful gems and worth a read. Find out about the academy award winning director’s secrets in his ongoing collection of new essays.