Pedro Almodóvar

By: Ally the Manic Listmak​er

Pedro’s films are colorfully vibrant and have an emotional intensity unlike no other.

Girls like him, and though being gay, he appreciates the way women are made.

Here he is with Paul Auster. Both are men of excellent taste:

Tier One: Favorites
1. Todo sobre mi madre / All About My Mother
2. Hable Con Ella / Talk to Her
3. Volver / To Return
4. La Mala educación / Bad Education
5. Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios / Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
6. Flor de mi secreto / Flower of My Secret
7. Entre tinieblas / Dark Habits
8. Los abrazos rotos/Broken Embraces (2009)
9. Carne tremula / Live Flesh (based on the book by Ruth Rendell)
10. Kika
11. La Ley del deseo / Law of Desire
12. La piel que habito/The Skin I Live In
13. Pepi, Luci, Bom
14. La concejala antropófaga/The Cannibalistic Councillor
15. Tacones lejanos / High Heels
16. ¡Átame!/Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down
17. Laberinto de pasiones / Labyrinth of Passion
18. ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto!! / What Have I Done To Deserve This?
19. Salome (1978) Not in Auteurs’ database
20. Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido (1985) (TV) Not in Auteurs’ database
21. Matador

Note: This list is ranked. I do have my favorites, but they are all pretty good, hence only the one tier!

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• 01
  All About My Mother
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 02
  Talk to Her
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 03
  Volver
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 04
  Bad Education
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 05
  Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 06
  The Flower of My Secret
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 07
  Dark Habits
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 08
  Broken Embraces
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 09
  Live Flesh
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 10
  Kika
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 11
  Law of Desire
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 12
  The Skin I Live In
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 13
  The Cannibalistic Councillor
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 14
  Pepi, Luci, Bom
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 15
  High Heels
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 16
  Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 17
  Labyrinth of Passion
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 18
  What Have I Done to Deserve This?
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 19
  Matador
  Pedro Almodóvar