Pedro Almodovar

Culture news

Venice Film Festival recap: Surprises, flops and award predictions

Which film will claim the Golden Lion, and which ones fell flat? Discover all the highlights, surprises and misfires in our ultimate Venice Film Festival roundup.

06/09/2024

Culture news

Venice 2024: 'The Room Next Door' - Almodóvar takes on life and death

Almodóvar's first English-language feature film is a powerful portrait of life, death and the unbreakable bonds that help us to navigate it all. At the same time, there's a sense some emotional authenticity got lost in translation.

03/09/2024

Culture news

Venice 2024: Pedro Almodóvar's new film 'is in favour of euthanasia’

Returning to the Lido this year after 2021’s 'Parallel Mothers', Pedro Almodóvar's English-language debut stars Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore as two friends who confront life, death, and the controversial topic of euthanasia.

02/09/2024

Culture news

Pedro Almodóvar to receive career achievement award at San Sebastián

The Spanish director will receive a lifetime achievement award at the festival in Spain next month.

15/08/2024

Culture news

Alfás del Pi film festival: Where stars are born

Alfás del Pi in Alicante is home to the largest Norwegian and British community in Spain. Thanks to them, the town's film festival is celebrating its 36th edition with the presence of great stars such as Luis Zahera or Malena Alterio and the former Culture Minister Máximo Huerta among others.

19/07/2024

Culture news

Film of the Week: 'Strange Way of Life'

The American frontier explores queer longing... And has never looked so stylish.

18/08/2023

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Watch: Cannes film festival day two

Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar, American actor Ethan Hawke, and American actress Viola Davis walk the red carpet for Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Monster'.

18/05/2023

Culture news

Hollywood stars protest over jailed Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti

Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning movie “The Salesman,” was detained after posting on Instagram a message of support for the first man executed for crimes allegedly committed during Iran's nationwide protests.

18/12/2022

Culture news

Almodóvar drops out of first English-language film

The Spanish director said he "dreamt of working" with Cate Blanchett on the upcoming 'Manual for Cleaning Women' film but admits to have bitten off more than he can chew.

15/09/2022

Spain

Almodóvar criticises algorithms after Instagram restores film poster

The poster shows a woman's nipple with milk dripping from it.

11/08/2021

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Almodovar gets lifetime achievement award at Venice Film Festival

Pedro Almodovar greeted his fans in Venice before receiving Golden Lion award

29/08/2019

World

Controversy to play supporting role at the 76th Venice Film Festival

Controversy to play supporting role alongside blockbusters at Venice Film Festival

26/07/2019

World News

Cannes Film Festival 2019 winners

This year's winner of the Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film festival has been awarded to South Korean director Bong Joon-ho for his film 'Parasite'.

26/05/2019

France

Almodovar picked to head jury at 2017 Cannes Film Festival

Spanish director Pedro Almodovar says he is 'grateful, honoured and a bit overwhelmed' after being named President of the Jury at Cannes this year.

31/01/2017

Cinema

The MoMA honours Spanish director Pedro Almodóva

Part of the party – snapshots for the media.

02/12/2016

Culture news

Almodóvar cult movie 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown' hits West End

‘Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown’ is a new musical in London’s West End based on Pedro Almodóvar’s 1988 cult movie. The show has been

15/01/2015