This brief season (Cornerhouse mounted a full retro in 1999) celebrates director Pedro Almodóvar’s women and re-visits many of the themes of volver: strength, the village, determination and humour in the face of adversity.
www.clubcultura.com/clubcine/clubcineastas/almodovar/ (Bi-lingual site)
Previously in this season
Cinema
Flower of My Secret
Leo (Marisa Paredes) is a forty-something romance novelist looking to expand her literary output whilst dealing with the rejection of her husband. Her bickering mum…
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Women on the Verge of Comedy and Drama
An afternoon discussion of topics such as gender, genre and comedy in Pedro Almodóvar’s films.