All About My Mother (1999)
Melodramatic look at love and friendship.
Bad Education (2004)
Two young school friends meet after 16 years, with tragic consequences.
Broken Embraces (2009)
A tale of obsessive love and contested identity within the world of filmmaking.
High Heels (1991)
A woman who lives in the shadow of her mother finds herself locking horns with her after her husband is killed.
The Human Voice (2020)
Drama about a woman traumatised by the end of a relationship.
I'm So Excited (2013)
When a plane is imperilled the passengers try to forget their plight but in the process discover the dangers of openness.
Julieta (2016)
A mother and daughter struggle to come to terms with grief.
Labyrinth Of Passion (1982)
Early Almodóvar romp, focussing on a nymphomaniac, the son of a Middle Eastern emperor and a gay terrorist.
Pain And Glory (2019)
A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as past and present come crashing down around him.
Parallel Mothers (2021)
Two women, a generation apart, find themselves inextricably linked by their brief time together in a maternity ward, bound by a secret with ties to a deep trauma in Spanish history.
The Room Next Door (2024)
When Ingrid finds out that her old friend Martha is seriously ill, they reunite and embark on a journey of discoveries.
The Skin I Live In (2011)
A brilliant but troubled plastic surgeon tries to create the perfect woman.
Talk To Her (2002)
Friendship develops between two men who love women in comas.
Volver (2006)
A dead woman returns home in spirit to comfort her daughters.
What Have I Done To Deserve This? (1984)
An amphetamine-addicted housewife reaches breaking point with her ungrateful family.
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