Oscar-winningAll About My Mother, and deepened by a sun-dappled sadness. Handsome, enigmatic Ángel (Gael García Bernal) arrives at the Spanish movie offices of dir...
Oscar-winningAll About My Mother, and deepened by a sun-dappled sadness. Handsome, enigmatic Ángel (Gael García Bernal) arrives at the Spanish movie offices of dir...
serio-comic examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends. Tie Me Up Tie Me Down (aka Atame!...
controversial and influential filmmaker Pedro Almodovar. This collection of his most critically acclaimed films is a must own for any genuine film collector.- La Mala Educacion (Bad Education)In the early 60's two boys, Ingnacio and Enrique, discover love, movies and fear in a Catholic school. Father Manolo, the school principal, plays a big part in these discoveries. The three characters' lives cross paths twice again, in the late 70's and in 1980, with stunning and deadly consequences.- Hable Con Ella (Talk To Her)Lydia and Alicia, a bullfighter and a young ballet dancer, are both in comas. Two men, Benigno and Marco, are brought together by the shared bond of caring for them. The lives of the four characters will flow in all directions, past, present and future, dragging all of them towards an unsuspected destiny.- Todo Sobre Mi Madre (All About My Mother)Manuela has just lost her son, Esteban, in a car accident. Esteban's number one obsession in life was to meet his father who had left Manuela before he was born. As a kind of penitence Manuela goes in search of him only to find that his new name is Lola.- Carne Tremula (Live Flesh)A fatal coincidence brings three men and a woman together in a room; two cops, a young reveller and a beautiful woman who'll eventually make things worse. They meet again two years later but their respective roles will never be the same.- Atame! (Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down!)Ricky is released from a mental hospital, and knows exactly what he wants to do. He hunts down Marina, a porn film star, who he wants as his wife. She is reluctant, so he ties her up...Will this approach endear him to her?
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Production Year: 1981 - Drama - Director: Franco Zeffirelli - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray, Richard Kiley, Penelope Milford, Beatrice Straight
A review by loobylane on Bad Education / Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down / Live Flesh / All About My Mother / Talk To Her (Almodovar Box Set) (DVD) February 14th, 2006
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Loved it
Story
Outstanding
Characters / Performances
Outstanding
Special Effects
Good
How does it compare to similar films?
Outstanding
Advantages:
Witty and Insightful Drama
Disadvantages:
Certainly not for subtitle - o - phobes !
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
This collection of Almodovar's work is the most complete currently available and includes recent work such as Bad Education. Pedro Almodovar's work is mainly in Spanish, and although well subtitled, is very fast-moving and would not be suitable for non-Spanish speakers who dislike or are unaccustomed to subtitles. His subject matter is often very challenging, and would not be suitable for those who are uncomfortable with themes exploring gender, sexual relations, the psychology of violence, suppression or sex, or questioning of the (Catholic) church.
For those, however, who are comfortable with exploring these difficult themes, Almodovar offers a casket of wonders, with his witty and insightful blend of drama: juxtaposing the fantastical with the vulgar. He keenly picks apart the complicated psyche of those who become social outcasts, and unabashedly offers backgrounds which demonstrate the almost linear qualities of his character development. This collection of films is a brilliant, inventive and moving exploration of his challenging work, and rewards viewers who may otherwise have been put off by its complicated and challenging nature, with a series of twisting, interlocking, shocking and brilliant plotlines teamed with stunning casting. This collection represents Spanish-language cinema at its finest.
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