Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (born 25 September 1949) 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, glossy décor and LGBT themes. 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. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001.
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, glossy décor and LGBT themes. 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. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2001.
Known for
The Room Next Door
Fleeting Lies
Strange Way of Life
Icónica Chamorro
El viaje de Julieta
Making Parallel Mothers
We Are Cinema
Parallel Mothers
It Snows in Benidorm
The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode
The Human Voice
Pongamos que hablo de
The Making of Pain and Glory
Todos los nombres de Sara
Pain and Glory
The Silence of Others
¡Ay, Carmen!
El Angel
Zama
Chavela
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
Julieta
The Clan
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Wild Tales
Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
I'm So Excited!
Once Upon a Time… All About My Mother
The Making of The Skin I Live In
The Making of All About My Mother
Life Remote Control
Frenesí en la gran ciudad
The Skin I Live In
Brunes et Blondes
Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta
50 años de... Canciones
The Last Summer in La Boyita
Wandering Heart
The Limits of Control
Broken Embraces
The Cannibalistic Councillor
The Headless Woman
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
The Making of Volver
The Graham Norton Show
Volver
The Secret Life of Words
Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones
Trailer for Forbidden Lovers
El Calentito
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
The Holy Girl
Words in Progress
Bad Education
My Life Without Me
Talk to Her
All About My Mother
Live Flesh
Pastas Ardilla
The Flower of My Secret
God Save the Queens
Lo + plus
Kika
Mutant Action
High Heels
Madonna: Truth or Dare
Pictures of Europe
La mujer de tu vida
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Law of Desire
Matador
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
Dark Habits
Labyrinth of Passion
Pepi, Luci, Bom
Rapture
Fuck... Fuck... Fuck Me, Tin!
A Man Called Autumn Flower
What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
Salomé
La caída de Sódoma
The Oscars