A collection of films from acclaimed Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar comprising: Dark Habits (1983): Nothing is quite what it seems in this early Almodovar comedy in which the unconventional nuns of a dilapidated Madrid convent write soft porn get high and still find time to design fabulous evening wear! Pepi Luci Bom (1980): Pepi (Carmen Maura) is an unemployed heiress whose illegal plants indiscreetly placed on the balcony lead to an unwelcome visit from a police
A collection of inimitably uproarious comedies from Spanish icon Pedro Almodovar! Flower Of My Secret (1995): Leo (Paredes) leads a secret double life as an author of romantic fiction. However despite her success as the best-selling Amanda Gris her husband doesn't love her her best friend is strangely distracted and her mother and sister are too busy bickering to notice that anything's wrong. Abandoned by her muse and seeking solace in the bottle since the collapse of her ma
The new film from Academy award-winning director Pedro Almodovar narrates the reunion of two young men who discovered sensuality and a common hatred of priests at their Catholic school fifteen years earlier.
Penelope Cruz stars in the latest Pedro Almodovar film about three generations of women and how they deal with death.
In Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) pregnant actress Pepa (Carmen Maura) is distraught by a break-up with her actor boyfriend Ivn (Fernando Guilln) and prepares a gazpacho laced with sleeping pills. She is however saved from suicide by her best friend Candela (Mara Barranco) a fugitive from justice. Pepa's ex-lover's grown son (Antonio Banderas) arrives with wife-to-be Marisa (Rossy de Palma) in answer to Carmen's ""room to let"" newspaper ad. Marisa inadvertently ingests the gazpacho and as she blissfully snoozes her fianc inaugurates an affair with Carmen's fugitive friend.
Victor Plaza (Liberto Rabal) is a child of Franco's Spain born on a bus that was taking his mother a prostitute to the hospital. In spite of this Victor is young and life has not destroyed his trust in people particularly Elena (Francesca Neri) the daughter of a diplomat and the woman with whom he shares his first sexual experience. Victor believing the experience was not a casual one soon discovers things are not usually as straightforward as one would hope. Nerves a gun an
Julieta is a teacher of fifty five. She writes a long letter to her daughter, AntÃa, trying to explain all the things she has kept secret from her over the last 30 years. When she has finished her confession, she doesn't know where to post the letter. Her daughter abandoned her when she was eighteen and Julieta hasn't heard from her in the past twelve years. She has searched everywhere, but now realises that AntÃa has become a total stranger to her. JULIETA is about destiny, guilt complex and the unfathomable mystery that leads some people to abandon those they love, erasing them as if they meant nothing. It is also about the pain that this brutal desertion provokes in the victim.
The most celebrated Spanish filmmaker since Luis Buñuel, director, screenwriter, composer and actor Pedro Almodóvar was born in Calzada de Calatrava, La Mancha, in 1951. Aged sixteen, Almodóvar moved to Madrid and purchased his first movie camera and became familiar with what would later drive his formative films: the dramas and miseries of the Spanish middle classes at the beginning of the age of consumerism. The films in this box set include, Dark Habits (1983), What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984) Law of Desire (1987) and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988). As well as sealing the collaborations that Almodóvar had made with the actors he met from his days in an independent theatre group (including Carmen Maura), the films from this period also display his acute visual style and recurring thematic obsessions including sexual violence, female masochism and addiction. It was this epoch that also bought the first of numerous Academy Award® nominations for Women on the Verge. Kika (1993) and The Flower of My Secret (1995) continue the director's fascination with strong female protagonists, transgression, pain and regeneration. This stunning collection is a must-have for all fans of Almodóvar - each film has been beautifully restored - showcasing the work of one of the world's most celebrated filmmaker. EXTRAS: DISC 1 DARK HABITS Around Dark Habits Introduction by José Arroyo DISC 2 WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS? Around What Have I Done to Deserve This? Introduction by José Arroyo Trailer DISC 3 LAW OF DESIRE Around Law of Desire Introduction by José Arroyo Trailer DISC 4 WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN Around Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Introduction by José Arroyo DISC 5 KIKA Around Kika Introduction by José Arroyo Pedro Almodóvar interview Cast and crew interviews The Characters The Music Trailer DISC 6 THE FLOWER OF MY SECRET Around The Flower of My Secret Introduction by José Arroyo Pedro Almodóvar interview Cast and crew interviews Trailer
When it appears as though the end is in sight the pilots flight crew and passengers of a plane heading to Mexico City look to forget the anguish of the moment and face the greatest danger which we carry within ourselves. Directed by the internationally acclaimed Spanish film-maker Pedro Almodovar with cameo appearances from Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas. Special Features: Making Of UK Theatrical Trailer UK Theatrical Teaser Trailer Spot 10 Spot 25 Making of VFX Creation of Airplane Crash site
Young cosmetic artist Kika (Forque) is called to the mansion of rich American Nicholas (Coyote) in order to make up the corpse of his stepson Ramon. As it turns out Ramon is not actually dead and he begins an affair with Kika. However the path of true love never did run smooth and the pair must survive the threats of Kika's previous affair with Nicholas the mystery surrounding the all-too suspicious death of Ramon's mother and Ramon's former psychologist...
Almodvar's provocative first feature Pepi Luci Bom (1980) is set during Madrid's punk era. The film is an outrageous comedy which follows docile housewife Luci (Eva Silva) her trendy marijuana smoking neighbour Pepi (Carmen Maura) and rock star Bom (Olvido Gara) who are close friends. Events take a shocking turn when Pepi is raped by a policeman. Pepi vows revenge and of course her friends are on hand to make sure she gets it.
Two women, Janis and Ana, meet in a hospital where they are about to give birth. Both are single and became pregnant by accident. Janis, middle-aged, has no regrets and is exultant. The other, Ana, an adolescent, is scared and repentant. Janis tries to encourage her as they move like sleepwalkers through the hospital corridors. The few words they exchange in these hours will create a very close link between them, which by chance will develop and complicate, changing their lives in a decisive way.
When Iván (Fernando Guillén) jilts long-time lover, actress Pepa (Carmen Maura), she plans her suicide; lacing her gazpacho soup with barbiturates. She is, however saved by her best friend Candela (Maria Barranco), a fugitive from the law. Further adding to the chaos, Ivan's son (Antonio Banderas) and his finance Marisa (Rossy de Palma) turn up at the apartment. Bored with the situation, Marisa inadvertently ingests the gazpacho and as she blissfully snoozes, her fiancé inaugurates an affair with Carmen's fugitive friend. Pedro Almodóvar directs this fact-moving, surreal farce of obsessive love, garnering him an Academy Award® nomination. Extras: Around Women On The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Introduction by José Arroyo Trailer
The most celebrated Spanish filmmaker since Luis Buñuel, director, screenwriter, composer and actor Pedro Almodóvar was born in Calzada de Calatrava, La Mancha, in 1951. Aged sixteen, Almodóvar moved to Madrid and purchased his first movie camera and became familiar with what would later drive his formative films: the dramas and miseries of the Spanish middle classes at the beginning of the age of consumerism. The films in this box set include, Dark Habits (1983), What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984) Law of Desire (1987) and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988). As well as sealing the collaborations that Almodóvar had made with the actors he met from his days in an independent theatre group (including Carmen Maura), the films from this period also display his acute visual style and recurring thematic obsessions including sexual violence, female masochism and addiction. It was this epoch that also bought the first of numerous Academy Award® nominations for Women on the Verge. Kika (1993) and The Flower of My Secret (1995) continue the director's fascination with strong female protagonists, transgression, pain and regeneration. This stunning collection is a must-have for all fans of Almodóvar - each film has been beautifully restored - showcasing the work of one of the world's most celebrated filmmaker. EXTRAS: DISC 1 DARK HABITS Around Dark Habits Introduction by José Arroyo DISC 2 WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS? Around What Have I Done to Deserve This? Introduction by José Arroyo Trailer DISC 3 LAW OF DESIRE Around Law of Desire Introduction by José Arroyo Trailer DISC 4 WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN Around Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Introduction by José Arroyo DISC 5 KIKA Around Kika Introduction by José Arroyo Pedro Almodóvar interview Cast and crew interviews The Characters The Music Trailer DISC 6 THE FLOWER OF MY SECRET Around The Flower of My Secret Introduction by José Arroyo Pedro Almodóvar interview Cast and crew interviews Trailer
This is a true story... 1986 to 1991: in a small town outside Seoul over the course of six years 10 women are raped and murdered in a radius of just 2km. Against a backdrop of air raid drills and fear of invasion from the north South Korean society's first serial killer takes the lives of 10 victims ranging from a 71 year-old grandmother to a 13 year old schoolgirl. At a time in South Korea when a murder investigation only meant grilling those who knew the victim for these offic
Law of Desire was an instrumental in bringing Pedro Almodóvar to a wider audience outside of his native Spain. Never one to ostracize audiences, Almodóvar here offers something to offend and delight everyone. Popular film director Quintero (Eusebio Poncela) is frustrated by his relationship with straight lover' Juan (Miguel Molina) and soon Pablo's blue-collar lover is banished to the country. Itching to fill the gap in Pablo's life is the handsome and horny Antonio (Antonio Banderas), an obsessive fan of Pablo's homoerotic movies. Also pricking Pablo's personal and professional attention is Tina (a superb Carmen Maura), his sex-changed brother who is now a lesbian. Witty, sexy and utterly audacious, Law of Desire is Almodóvar at his most outrageous, provocative and insightful. Extras: Around Law of Desire Introduction by José Arroyo Trailer
When it appears as though the end is in sight the pilots flight crew and passengers of a plane heading to Mexico City look to forget the anguish of the moment and face the greatest danger which we carry within ourselves. Directed by the internationally acclaimed Spanish film-maker Pedro Almodovar with cameo appearances from Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas. Special Features: Making Of UK Theatrical Trailer UK Theatrical Teaser Trailer Spot 10 Spot 25 Making of VFX Creation of Airplane Crash site
In Labyrinth of Passion Celia Roth portrays Sexi a nymphomaniac punk rocker whose gynecologist father (Fernando Vivanco) specializes in artificial insemination. Spanish heartthrob Imanol Arias is Riza Niro the gay son of the Emperor of Tehran who has fled his father's island to have some fun in Madrid. The two meet and eventually fall in love but that's just the tip of the iceberg in this whirlwind comedy. A very young Antonio Banderas plays one of Riza's lovers and Almodvar himself appears as a lead singer of a band in one of the film's hilarious concert scenes singing ""Grang Ganga"" and ""Suck it to Me.""
Leo (Paredes) leads a secret double life as an author of romantic fiction. However despite her success as the best-selling Amanda Gris her husband doesn't love her her best friend is strangely distracted and her mother and sister are too busy bickering to notice that anything's wrong. Abandoned by her muse and seeking solace in the bottle since the collapse of her marriage an unlikely figure steers her on a collision course with a new emotional entanglement!
At his school in Madrid ex-bullfighter Diego Montes teaches his students the Corridor - 'the art of the kill'. Trainee bullfighter Angelo sexually repressed and mother fixated is taunted about his suspected homosexuality by Diego. To prove his masculinity Angel attempts to assault Diego's girlfriend. Failing in his attempt and consumed by guilt he confesses to murders he did not commit - the victims are killed with bullfighting instruments at the moment of sexual climax. Angel is
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