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UPC
0043396143647
Format
DVD
Release Year
2007
Actor
Penã©Lope Cruz, Fele Martinez
Genre
Drama
Movie/TV Title
Viva Pedro-The Almodovar Collection
Edition
9-Disc Set

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ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER: Cecilia Roth stars in this celebrated film from Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. Distraught over the death of her teenage son, Manuela drives to Barcelona to find the boy's father, an itinerant transsexual named Lola (Toni Canto). While combing the city's less reputable districts, she also meets up with Agrado (Antonia San Juan), a sassy transvestite prostitute, and Rosa (Penélope Cruz), a pregnant nun on her way to El Salvador. She also becomes the manager for Huma (Marisa Paredes), the actress her son idolized, and helps her through a run of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE. Together these great ladies bond through various heartrending crises, enduring the pain and celebrating the beauty of being women (or almost women). Considered to be one of Almodóvar's most fully realized works, this charming and unique film blends his earlier gender-bending irreverence with the mature grace and compassion of his later work, striking a perfect note of humor and pathos.BAD EDUCATION: In this powerful autobiographical film, acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar (ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER, TALK TO HER) tracks the formative experiences of his coming-of-age in a Catholic boys' school. While the film benefits from Almodóvar's limitless range of color, beauty, and moving expression, the themes presented are dark and difficult. Pedophilia, lost love, mistaken identity, psychological manipulation, drug addiction, and desperation prevail, giving this otherwise sexy and vibrant film a chilling subtext.Gael Garcia Bernal gives a jaw-dropping performance, playing two of the main characters. First, he plays a screenwriter named Ignacio who reunites with his childhood friend Enrique (Fele Martinez), a filmmaker, to sell him a script called "The Visit." He also plays the star of "The Visit"--a gorgeous cross-dresser and drug addict named Zahara. Enrique instantly realizes that the script is the story of their childhood, where they met and fell in love, only to be torn apart by a jealous pedophilic priest, Father Manolo (Daniel Gimenez-Cacho). However, Ignacio looks nothing like the boy that Enrique remembers as his best friend and first love. As the mystery of their past begins to unfold, layers of lies and deception are peeled away to reveal a delicate core of innocence lost. Almodovar's message is not one of hopelessness--it is rather a recognition of the inevitable hardening of the soul that is fundamental to survival in a less-than-perfect world.TALK TO HER: Following the success of his 1999 film, ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER, Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar presents TALK TO HER. Driven by similar themes of fate, destiny, magic, and chance happenings, TALK TO HER is the tale of two men whose lives intertwine unpredictably. Benigno (Javier Cámara) is a dedicated nurse working at a special clinic for coma patients. He is responsible for Alicia (Leonor Watling), a student of modern dance whom he met only once, four years earlier, before she fell into a coma. Happy, open-minded, and full of hope, Benigno brings an air of joy and love to the clinic. Marco (Darío Grandinetti), a freelance journalist, has fallen in love with the famous female bullfighter Lydia (Rosario Flores). Though he does his best to be an attentive lover to her, he is haunted by his past, and is unable to step out of his shell. When Lydia is gored and falls into a coma, placed in the same clinic as Alicia, Marco and Benigno become friends. They are each other's perfect counterpart and it is instantly evident that they need each other and care for each other deeply. But it is not until after they part, and a new aspect of Benigno's personality surfaces, that the strength of their friendship is tested and proven. Almodóvar has created a true work of art with TALK TO HER. Its photography offers one clean, colorful setting after another, its musical score is peppered with great moments (such as a breathtaking performance by Caetano Veloso of his song "Cucurrucucu pa

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0043396143647
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Product Key Features

Actor
Penã©Lope Cruz, Fele Martinez
Edition
9-Disc Set
Movie/TV Title
Viva Pedro-The Almodovar Collection
Format
DVD
Release Year
2007
Genre
Drama

Additional Product Features

Rating
Unrated
Region Code
Region 1
Number of Discs
9
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Display Format
9-Disc Set
LeafCats
617
Leading Role
Penélope Cruz, Fele Martinez
Release Date
20070130
Film Country
USA

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  • by houseofcool73
    02 Nov, 2020Most favourable review

    Excellent selection of films and a great box set

    By far, this is the best box set of Almodovar's films from Sony Pictures Classics. If it were only on Blu-Ray. Fantastic set of movies with postcard versions of each movie's poster. A must for the Almodovar fan.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: floridarainbow

  • by aoa72bmg
    11 Jul, 2018

    A+ for Almodovar Collection!

    Exactly what I was hoping for—great movies in a gorgeous package with lots of fun extras to pore through and enjoy.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: audino

  • by greenmill2
    30 Oct, 2019

    Great Collection of Pedro's Work

    Very fine, everything looks great. Only played one so far, and it was flawless. Expect the others to be the same.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: richardsonbrothers

  • by jatra_54
    02 Mar, 2021

    Pedro Almodóvar Collection

    I absolutely love this collection! It was an excellent buy at an exceptional price!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: ejazzy1

  • by meechy1941
    08 Jun, 2007

    Great collection!

    If you're a fan of Almodovar, you'll probably find this collection to be priceless. It's been hard to collect his movies in the States so it's good seeing so many of them together in one package. There were a couple (Matador, Law of Desire) that I've wanted to see for years but had a hard time finding in the right format. If I have one criticism, it is that I wish they would have included a synopsis of each movie within the package. The memory is not what it used to be, so it would have been helpful to know what the storyline is before I pop in a movie. That small nitpick aside, I hold this collection faultless. Hopefully the rest of his films will be released in a Vol. 2.

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