“Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls like Mom”, by Pedro Almodóvar
Within the programming of
The Magnetic Terrace 2019| Duration: | 1 hour 15 minutes |
Nearly 40 years after its release, Almodóvar's film is still a breath of fresh air. A genuine icon of La Movida, the film features some of the most prominent names on the Madrid underground scene, including Alaska, McNamara and Ceesepe. Irreverent, fun and ground-breaking, over the years it's also become an essential record of a key period in our recent history.
Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom, by Pedro Almodóvar. Spain, 1980. 82’. Original soundtrack
Pedro Almodóvar (Calzada de Calatrava, 1949) is Spain's most internationally acclaimed filmmaker. He has directed, written and produced films like What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) and Volver (2006), all now legends in the history of cinema. He has won numerous awards for his films, including two Oscars: one for All About My Mother (Best Foreign Language Film, 1999) and another for Talk to Her (Best Original Screenplay, 2003).
