The film suggests a Saturday Night Live sketch that takes itself too seriously.
One of Almodóvar’s weakest films is worth checking out on DVD for Carmen Machi’s performance in the short film The Cannibalistic Councillor.
The employment of façades is a key motif in Broken Embraces, and an unintentionally apt one at that.
Sweet November for the nursing-home set, Elsa and Fred is sentimental mush cooked up with extra syrup.
The film affects an air of credibility and stateliness via its meticulous production design and extravagant cinematography.
Coming back to Volver is to be reminded of Almodóvar’s unmistakable genius.
This is a story of returns, just as the title tells us, but its chief subject is feminine (and provincial) rites, rituals and customs.
The albatross of Pedro Almodóvar’s flamboyant ’80s oeuvre will encumber the director as long as he makes films like Volver.