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Just saw Pedro Almodovar's new movie "Volver" and for any of his fans, you will not be disappointed...in his typical style he delivered a multilayered , complex plot with wonderful female characters , (Penelope Cruz is gorgeous) tongue in cheek humor and a satisfying climax/denouement.
Highly recommended.
All About my Mother and Bad Education are two other films of his that I have seen and adored. What an entertaining and compassionate storyteller!

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rtamara,
Thanks for the recommendation!
Glad to hear that you're also an Almodóvar fan! He's one of the few filmmakers whose movies I will usually go to "sight-unseen".
My sister just got back from Valencia, so at our Thanksgiving dinner we had tortas de aceite, chorizo, and other fun Spanish hors d'oeuvres.
We have an Orson Welles theme going, too, and watched Third Man and Citizen Kane in the past few days. (I almost wore Third Man cologne during the movie, but far be it from me to have overkill!)
¡Viva España!

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Originally Posted by Cognoscento rtamara,
Thanks for the recommendation!
Glad to hear that you're also an Almodóvar fan! He's one of the few filmmakers whose movies I will usually go to "sight-unseen".
My sister just got back from Valencia, so at our Thanksgiving dinner we had tortas de aceite, chorizo, and other fun Spanish hors d'oeuvres.
We have an Orson Welles theme going, too, and watched Third Man and Citizen Kane in the past few days. (I almost wore Third Man cologne during the movie, but far be it from me to have overkill!)
¡Viva España! Si Senor!!
can't get enough of Pedro...
(your thanksgiving feast sounds delicious)

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One of my all-time favorite filmmakers. Thanks, I'll add it to my NF queue. If you haven't aleady, you should also see Talk to Her, Tie Me Up Tie Me Down, and Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown.
You might also like Y Tu Mama Tambien by Alfonso Cuaron.
S.

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I've always beem a huge fan of Almodòvar, and imo, together with Amenabar, he's one of the best spanish directors. Don't miss also to check out "High heels" and "Kika", two really intriguing and exilarant movies from Pedro.

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Thanks for these other film suggestions. I have seen Talk to Her, which I liked very much also, I need to see the others mentioned here, too...
All About my Mother was the first of his that I viewed and he had me hooked at that point.
I tend to rebel against "labels" and he does this so eloquently, it seems to me.
Volver is less "flamboyant" than All about my Mother, but just as savory and filled with humour.
Magic, imo.

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I saw it the day it opened here in Los Angeles. Of course a lot of Spaniards watching the movie. I've seen almost all if not all of Pedro Almodovar's films but this one "Volver" is over the top. It's kinda unbelievable. I won't be a spoiler but ???????????!!!!!!!!!!.

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Originally Posted by aubrgene I saw it the day it opened here in Los Angeles. Of course a lot of Spaniards watching the movie. I've seen almost all if not all of Pedro Almodovar's films but this one "Volver" is over the top. It's kinda unbelievable. I won't be a spoiler but ???????????!!!!!!!!!!. Aubrgene,
Pedro over the top! This must be really wild, as to me he always has over-the-topness.
Thanks for some firsthand observations. No problem in having a different opinion; I'm puzzled by people that (sometimes tacitly) insist on consensus - to me it's possible to totally disagree, yet be civil about it. Then you can have an actual conversation.
PS: rtamara, I see your picture is evolving.

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Originally Posted by Cognoscento Aubrgene,
Pedro over the top! This must be really wild, as to me he always has over-the-topness.
Thanks for some firsthand observations. No problem in having a different opinion; I'm puzzled by people that (sometimes tacitly) insist on consensus - to me it's possible to totally disagree, yet be civil about it. Then you can have an actual conversation.
yes, I agree, it is fine to disagree...um , does that make sense???
PS: rtamara, I see your picture is evolving. yes, makes life more interesting.
about other movies, besides Pedro, a friend got me interested in Israeli films and I have seen a couple of good ones, one called Late Marriage, highly recommend it, another ... oops forgot the name. Very impressed with the acting in "non Hollywood" films. Paradise Now is a good Palestinean film that brings you into the psyche of would be terrorists... quite a perspective stretching movie...we need more of them.

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I loved kika, womenOTVOANB, tie me up/tie me down, what have i done to deserve this?... and in general his funnier films, i was not too keen on The bad Education and all about my mother...
I have yet to see Volver and i'm trying hard to not to read spoilers! i even posted this without reading many posts here just to avoid any (if there are some, i dunno)...