Pedro Almodovar
Review Of Parallel Mothers: Here Is Why Jessica Chastain & Not Penelope Cruz Got The Oscar
Parallel Mothers(Spanish) Starring Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit and features Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Israel Elejalde Directed by Pedro Almodóvar Rating: ** ½ It’s not what she plays in The Eyes Of Tammy Faye but HOW she plays her character that fetched Jessica Chastain the Oscar for best actress , upturning the more popular choice of Penelope Cruz. Cruz is a very attractive women. Evidently the Spanish king of surreal spins Padro Almodovar seems to think so. He has directed Ms Cruz in 6 other films. The 7th is probably the least | Click Here...
Review of Spanish film Pain and Glory: Almodovar’s painfully glorious self-portrait
Starring Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz Directed by Pedro Almodovar Rating: *** ½ (three and a half stars) This is the one that is most likely to win the Oscar for Best International Film. And why not! Argentinian maestro Pedro Almodovar’s self-confessional drama has all the ingredients needed to get global recognition. It is a tough austere uncompromising film whose honesty of vision will make you squirm, if not exasperate you with its proclivity to go straight to the heart of the matter in matters of the heart, without shortcuts. Bluntness displaces poetry | Click Here...