As one of the most beloved foreign filmmakers in the United States, Pedro Almodóvar has been blending melodrama, suspense, black humor and visceral emotion for more than 30 years. His eclectic filmography dabbles in everything from excess, passion and the complexity of family and identity. At the core of his movies, though, are his fascinations with the disenfranchised, with the roles adopted by women (in particular the figure of the housewife), and questioning the established definitions of gender, class and sexuality.
This mini-retrospective returns to the young, vital, and rarely revisited stage of Almodóvar’s storied career, tracing his progress, from the manic energy of PEPI, LUCI, BOM… to the darkly humorous feminist comedy WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS?. Other highlights to be screened include his first explicitly gay film (LAW OF DESIRE), the highest-grossing film in Spanish history for a decade (WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN), the carnally provocative (TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!), and the tongue-in-cheek melodrama of ridiculous implausibility (HIGH HEELS).
Co-presented by Cine+Mas SF and the Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco.
Pepi, Luci, Bom../ Pepi, luci, Bom.. (1980)
Saturday, May 21 at 5pm
Tuesday, May 24 at 7pm
What Have I done to Deserve This?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto! (1984)
Sunday, May 22 at 6pm
Monday, May 23 at 7pm
Law of Desire / La Ley del deseo (1987)
Saturday, May 21 at 9:30pm
Thursday, May 26 at 7pm
Women on the Verge on a Nervous Breakdown
Mujeres al borde de un atauqe de nervios (1988)
Friday, May 20 at 7pm
Wednesday, May 25 at 9:15pm
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! / Átame! (1989)
Saturday, May 21 at 7pm
Wednesday, May 25 at 7pm
High Heels / Tacones Lejanos (1991)
Sunday, May 22 at 8:15pm
Thursday, May 26 at 9:30pm
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This mini-retrospective returns to the young, vital, and rarely revisited stage of Almodóvar’s storied career, tracing his progress, from the manic energy of PEPI, LUCI, BOM… to the darkly humorous feminist comedy WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS?. Other highlights to be screened include his first explicitly gay film (LAW OF DESIRE), the highest-grossing film in Spanish history for a decade (WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN), the carnally provocative (TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!), and the tongue-in-cheek melodrama of ridiculous implausibility (HIGH HEELS).
Co-presented by Cine+Mas SF and the Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco.
Pepi, Luci, Bom../ Pepi, luci, Bom.. (1980)
Saturday, May 21 at 5pm
Tuesday, May 24 at 7pm
What Have I done to Deserve This?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto! (1984)
Sunday, May 22 at 6pm
Monday, May 23 at 7pm
Law of Desire / La Ley del deseo (1987)
Saturday, May 21 at 9:30pm
Thursday, May 26 at 7pm
Women on the Verge on a Nervous Breakdown
Mujeres al borde de un atauqe de nervios (1988)
Friday, May 20 at 7pm
Wednesday, May 25 at 9:15pm
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! / Átame! (1989)
Saturday, May 21 at 7pm
Wednesday, May 25 at 7pm
High Heels / Tacones Lejanos (1991)
Sunday, May 22 at 8:15pm
Thursday, May 26 at 9:30pm
As one of the most beloved foreign filmmakers in the United States, Pedro Almodóvar has been blending melodrama, suspense, black humor and visceral emotion for more than 30 years. His eclectic filmography dabbles in everything from excess, passion and the complexity of family and identity. At the core of his movies, though, are his fascinations with the disenfranchised, with the roles adopted by women (in particular the figure of the housewife), and questioning the established definitions of gender, class and sexuality.
This mini-retrospective returns to the young, vital, and rarely revisited stage of Almodóvar’s storied career, tracing his progress, from the manic energy of PEPI, LUCI, BOM… to the darkly humorous feminist comedy WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS?. Other highlights to be screened include his first explicitly gay film (LAW OF DESIRE), the highest-grossing film in Spanish history for a decade (WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN), the carnally provocative (TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!), and the tongue-in-cheek melodrama of ridiculous implausibility (HIGH HEELS).
Co-presented by Cine+Mas SF and the Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco.
Pepi, Luci, Bom../ Pepi, luci, Bom.. (1980)
Saturday, May 21 at 5pm
Tuesday, May 24 at 7pm
What Have I done to Deserve This?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto! (1984)
Sunday, May 22 at 6pm
Monday, May 23 at 7pm
Law of Desire / La Ley del deseo (1987)
Saturday, May 21 at 9:30pm
Thursday, May 26 at 7pm
Women on the Verge on a Nervous Breakdown
Mujeres al borde de un atauqe de nervios (1988)
Friday, May 20 at 7pm
Wednesday, May 25 at 9:15pm
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! / Átame! (1989)
Saturday, May 21 at 7pm
Wednesday, May 25 at 7pm
High Heels / Tacones Lejanos (1991)
Sunday, May 22 at 8:15pm
Thursday, May 26 at 9:30pm
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This mini-retrospective returns to the young, vital, and rarely revisited stage of Almodóvar’s storied career, tracing his progress, from the manic energy of PEPI, LUCI, BOM… to the darkly humorous feminist comedy WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS?. Other highlights to be screened include his first explicitly gay film (LAW OF DESIRE), the highest-grossing film in Spanish history for a decade (WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN), the carnally provocative (TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!), and the tongue-in-cheek melodrama of ridiculous implausibility (HIGH HEELS).
Co-presented by Cine+Mas SF and the Consulate General of Spain in San Francisco.
Pepi, Luci, Bom../ Pepi, luci, Bom.. (1980)
Saturday, May 21 at 5pm
Tuesday, May 24 at 7pm
What Have I done to Deserve This?
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto! (1984)
Sunday, May 22 at 6pm
Monday, May 23 at 7pm
Law of Desire / La Ley del deseo (1987)
Saturday, May 21 at 9:30pm
Thursday, May 26 at 7pm
Women on the Verge on a Nervous Breakdown
Mujeres al borde de un atauqe de nervios (1988)
Friday, May 20 at 7pm
Wednesday, May 25 at 9:15pm
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! / Átame! (1989)
Saturday, May 21 at 7pm
Wednesday, May 25 at 7pm
High Heels / Tacones Lejanos (1991)
Sunday, May 22 at 8:15pm
Thursday, May 26 at 9:30pm
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