Since he was born there, it might be easy to confuse the Spanish director Pedro Almodovar with the Man of La Mancha. But his windmill is sexual repression and he tilts against it in all forms, ...

The following interview of Pedro Almodovar about his film Kika appeared in our Spring, 1994 issue. It is being reprinted here online for the first time. In addition to pumping (very bright red) new ...

One movie scheduled for Enzian Theater’s third annual Florida Film Festival has been stirring up controversy nationally. Directed by Pedro Almodovar, that movie is Kika, one of four films in a ...

Andrea Scarface is the funniest and least-flattering caricature of a TV journalist this side of Geraldo Rivera. With her high-tech jumpsuit and Martian-like video-camera helmet, she can be seen in ...

Pedro Almodovar’s “Kika” went through a wide range of title changes. “An Inopportune Rape,” “An Awful Summer Day,” “Collage,” “The Killer’s Toenails,” “The Tamil’s Eyes” and even “Today’s Worst” were ...

After weeks spent spotting recurring patterns in Pedro Almodóvar’s films, it was a pleasure to tackle a task that involved ordering rather than counting. Here is my personal list of the great director ...

When Aregntine nurse Manuela loses her 17-year-old son in a tragic car accident, she quits her job and journeys to Barcelona in hopes of reconnecting with the boy’s father. A longtime proponent of ...

`The Flower of My Secret” catches Pedro Almodovar, Spain’s most internationally famous filmmaker, in a relatively light and generous mood. This roguish entertainer whips up a charming comic romance ...