A comedy-drama about a bereaved mother, an overwrought actress, her jealous lover, and a pregnant nun.
Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door falters in English, weighed down by stilted dialogue and missing the vibrant soul of his Spanish films, despite its visual beauty.
Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” reflects on death and storytelling through two estranged friends, blending visual beauty, fiction, and existential inquiry.
Dopo 40 anni di collaborazioni cinematografiche, Pedro Almodóvar ha affidato ad Antonio Banderas, il suo attore feticcio, la parte del suo alter ego nel suo nuovo film, Dolor y gloria.
Pedro Almodóvar may be the only first-rank director who sets out to tickle himself and the audience. He doesn’t violate his principles to do it; his principles begin with freedom and pleasure.
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