#chicas almodovar

[feypoehlerlover]

Tilda only having Julianne in mind to play opposite her as Ingrid. Tilda is a Julianne stan confirmed OMG I LOVE THIS [x] [x]

[fgarcera]

[bebetoro]

x fin paseé sin temor 💗 me enamoré de un gato

[ninfamusa]

El trabajo de Pedro Almodóvar ha trascendido fronteras y conquistado el cine internacional. Sus películas han recibido numerosos premios, incluyendo varios premios Oscar, y su legado en el campo cinematográfico es duradero y significativo. Con su maestría, Almodóvar ha inspirado al séptimo arte a romper barreras creativas y a explorar nuevas formas de contar historias que celebran la diversidad humana. Su estilo audaz, su mirada atrevida y su capacidad para abordar temas controvertidos han dejado una huella imborrable en la historia del cine universal, haciendo de Pedro Almodóvar una figura icónica y una fuente inagotable de inspiración para cineastas de todo el mundo.

[andromerot]

my pedro almodóvar marathon. thoughts, feelings, tier list

or, i spent like 50 hours on this so i better get to post about it

well, i'd be lying if i said i set out to do this with any clear goals in mind. i sort of just wanted to watch movies. this year i set out to watch through a couple of directors entire works, but ran into complications or got bored. so anyway when i finished my term i decided id try a third time with my best friend pedro. i had watched five of his films already but was mostly unaware of other things he had made. on the 22nd of november i started with matador, then went on and in exactly a month i had watched all of his feature films yayyy

so this is how i ranked them on letterboxd and this is a tier list. this doesnt really sum up my thoughts though so im leaving a little review for each below the cut, in the order i watched them in this month hope someone cares :) thank you

matador (1986): ohhhhhh my god. absolutely unexpected how insane this movie made me. many people say its not very good, i dont think that's true. transgressive, erotic, camp, necrosexual, implicit faggot tension, beautiful costuming, insanely talented cast of so many characters sick in the head. watching this one first really hyped me up to keep at it and to close out the month i rewatched it the other day and though it was less surprising than the first time i watched it its maybe my favorite now :) it has structural flaws i suppose. but i love it

¿que he hecho yo para merecer esto? (1984): pretty funny! not bad at all, i remember enjoying it as i watched it, it just wasnt very memorable. i enjoy every performance by carmen maura, chus was stellar as always and forqué was really sweet in this one too, i liked it. i literally forgot half of the plot though. did anyone remember the telepathic child or the faked hitler diaries? i didnt until i looked it up.

la ley del deseo (1987) (rewatched): showed this one to my friend, god its iconic. some of my favorite chiques almodovar. so fun to watch and so silly even though its not quite a comedy. the fact that antonio is just called antonio in this one makes me unwarrantedly happy. MAURA THE WOMAN THAT YOU ARE!! very hot all around. i think i liked it better this time than the other two i had watched it.

pepi, luci, bom y otras chicas del montón (1980): everyone talks about how sexually transgressive 80s almodovar is and i was like yeah whatever until i watched this one. straight up trilogy of trash shit. so beautiful. i wish every movie was like this. no one likes it but i adored it. erecciones generales will stay in my mind forever and i loved the musical numbers. and the piss, of course.

entre tinieblas (1983): also somewhat forgettable, though i watched it while pretty worried about something else so maybe i didnt give it the attention it deserved. its not a bad time but i wouldn't rewatch it. based on the premise you think it'd be better.

la flor de mi secreto (1995) (rewatched): OH GOD. until last month my favorite almodóvar, its been outdone but it still destroys me. its terribly underrated. i dont even know what i can say about it... marisa paredes is stunning at doing desperation. the boots, the scene at the protest, the initial meeting with ángel, the poem in the car, that moment in the hall. it's beautiful and breathtaking. lesbian film history, i promise.

todo sobre mi madre (1999): like, its good, but i dont get what people see in it that makes it so acclaimed. again paredes is great in this, but penélope is somewhat tame compared to what she does later, and this is the point in the list where i have to admit cecilia roth is not very good to me and all my compatriots start throwing rocks at me. listen i just wish she'd stop doing that stupid accent its so fucking bad cecilia sincerate seguro sos de villa crespo. anyway its fine if a bit weird about trans women, but hes always a hit or miss w that

átame (1989): took a big break between the last one and this one for some reason. anyway, pretty funny, except it really drags in the middle. shouldnt have been that long, but victoria abril always slays and the last scene is wonderful.

tacones lejanos (1991): WOAHHHHH! really cool i liked it. i love a mother daughter thing especially this mother and this daughter. really fun doppelganger story and i love how it was told, i found it both melodramatic and subtle? miguel bosé makes a really pretty girl, this will inform my every subsequent rewatch of suspiria. big fan of his gender. dance number fucked obvs

kika (1993) (rewatch): ok, i know why people don't like this one, but its so silly... cmon. it sillay. once again incredible abril performance, the costuming my god.... her character makes the whole movie i wish i was her. lesbian rossy de palma was wonderful and every forqué performance is a delight. pedro getting hitchcockian with it to slightly trick the audience is a staple of his 90s filmography, fucks.

carne trémula (1997): the title made me think it would be better! there was barely any carne. i didn't really see the point of most of it tbh, though based on how the movie starts and ends there might be some spanish historical context that im missing that makes it more interesting. strangely reminiscing of the buenos aires affair to me, but puig is better. yeah it was just pretty boring.

laberinto de pasiones (1982): YAYYYYYY i had some trouble torrenting so i watched it really out of order this but its SO FUN. obviously in the same vein as pepi luci bom but i liked it slightly more just for how unnecessarily elaborate it was. the one major role i dont mind roth being in and im a big fan of antonios gay terrorist with an ultradeveloped sense of smell character and arias is really into his very silly character too – he works well in secreto as well, i wish hed been on more almodovares, i should finally watch camila. liné was hilarious too. the problematic incest storyline was really funny to me sorryyyyy and i got a lot of gender out of the musical performances. hey can you believe that beautiful fag covered in blood is a franquista now. i can

hable con ella (2002): ehhhhhhh. some people really hate this one for the couple scenes i found most interesting, others love it for reasons i cant parse. its got parts that caught my attention a lot, but mostly it was eerie in an unenjoyable and uninteresting way and the backstories dragged on too long, especially grandinetti's. like i just don't care sorry. THE scene is quite disturbing though. i appreciated he decided to show rape in a more subtle light for once, it made it a lot more cruel and a lot more interesting.

la mala educación (2004) (rewatch): sighhhh. i really wish i liked this one. its got so many elements i am into – the colours are obviously spectacular, the unreliable multiple narrations and the disassembled timelines are always enjoyable to me, the attempt at social commentary is appreciated, some scenes are stunning (fictional ignacios head split in half is unforgettable) but quite honestly the characterization is so bad it bores me. i liked it more the first time i watched it just because of how confused i was, once i wasnt it lost its magic. maybe the worst in what is considered the "somewhat autobiographical movies about directors" trilogy (i think there's four of them but we'll discuss that later) probably because the character of enrique is so bland. i know its more but it feels that you only spend like five minutes with him. ángel/juan's motivations for anything are so puzzling, ignacio is just a caricature at this point and probably the character with the most depth is berenguer, which is ironic, i guess

volver (2006): WAHHH. its hard to talk about it honestly. it was so unexpectedly beautiful. the acting is so on point – penélope cruz and that beautiful carmen maura comeback are self evident, but blanca portillo is also stellar. it was fascinating from minute one and i couldnt keep my eyes off it. its written with such care and love. i suppose the plot itself is nothing out of this world, but the way it is handled is explosive. i really adored it.

los abrazos rotos (2009): the fourth bastard on the self insert series! cmon, its way more about himself than la mala educación. anyway, its good at some points, not very in others. the strong point is obviously the relationship between mateo, judit and diego, their refusal to be tied as a family and their desire to be tied by love is reaaaally interesting. the scene at the sea... but penélope and her millionaire and her millionaires son do nothing interesting at any point, im afraid to say. sad! surprisingly not very memorable, even though i didnt dislike it as i watched it. like i remember i liked some things but if a couple weeks later i dont remember what they were its probably the movies fault

la piel que habito (2011): AUGHHH OK. fuck. THIS ONE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD. it wasnt it was really mid. when it started i was like oh is pedro trying out his hand at cronenberg and i was really excited because im SURE he can do cronenberg better than cronenberg but he didnt. it was worse. how are you giving your women less agency than that guy??? honestly probably the first ever film of his where this is a noticeable problem, though penélope in the last one should give us a hint. ughh it should have been good. im mad about that. no desire to question gender or power and the unchronological storytelling does nothing for me. BAD! if anything i recognized its sexual power for if banderas character was a woman i would be throwing up and convulsing on the floor. i hope vicente and his lesbian coworker had a beautiful romance i guess. i cant believe some people call this one one of the most controversial of his work....

los amantes pasajeros (2013): hm well everyone was like THIS is the bad one and i was like i bet you guys are just being mean but no yeah this is the bad one. its not funny and it drags on so long...i can usually defend the rape scenes in his movies, even in kika or hable con ella, but this one just sucks so bad. i was prepared to defend this movie but i cant. as soon as the movie started i was trying to guess where all the threads would connect, how all the characters would be linked and they mostly... weren't? also the reference to the gazpacho scene in mujeres made me groan out loud.

julieta (2016): well i dont really know what this was supposed to be....it feels on the surface it could have been really good but something about it felt so emotionless. it was an odd experience, watching it, because i expected to be moved by so many scenes and i never was. i dont know what the point of it was.

dolor y gloria (2019): ok yeah this one was sweet! didn't blow my mind or anything but it was very cleverly made...a really more beautiful way to do the childhood-as-movie thing than in mala educación, i really enjoyed it. nostalgia bores me sometimes but i feel hes not being annoying about it. long live old man yaoi (and finally an argentinian actor i DONT hate...) and that beautiful beautiful cave and that mind gripping apartment bringing in the characteristic insane set design but in a new way...i had a good time

madres paralelas (2021): oh this could have been so good! it wasnt but honestly i dont remember exactly why i disliked it. i suppose i didnt connect to the characters and that it is a story that requires that to engage you – their motivations were really out of place and unlike other movies that bothered me. really interesting premise, didnt work out. im sad about it. could have been cool.

yeah so that's it i only realized while writing this that i forgot to rewatch mujeres but obvs that ones very good, proper classic, quote it every time i eat gazpacho and such. also extraña forma de vida is a snore i refuse to watch it again. i hope this works as a rec list for someone. and i am ready to be stoned by my wrong opinions by the rest of you

[carabanchelnet]

📌El profesorado de la Escuela Pública madrileña inicia curso 2024-25 con dos manifestaciones y paros parciales 📌La ira vecinal contra el nuevo Bernabéu amenaza la gallina de huevos de oro del Real Madrid, que asegura celebrará otros “eventos y espectáculos” | Comunicado 📌Madrid, chica Almodovar | Localizaciones de sus películas 📌El campo de fútbol 11 de la Avenida de los Poblados en Carabanchel estrena césped 📌… Y MÁS …. https://carabanchel.net

[kimura-lock]

te amo para siempre cariño mio 💔 espero encontrar consuelo ✨ me muerdo la lengua de tanto que me falto por decirte y hacer contigo🌪️ mi cabecita de tomate 🍅🥇💘 te llevaré conmigo toda la vida mi chica almodovar 💌 eres única cielito lindo, como tú ninguna 🌹

protégeme donde quiera que estés, que yo también me iré lejos, no tan lejos como tú, pero de igual manera necesito escapar a mi destino y ver si lejos de aquí en algún rincón del mundo que mis ojos no han visto encuentro algo que me haga sentir vivo. te ame te amo te amaré

2023 irremediablemente otro año inolvidable

[cestlaviehqs]

⸻  𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐎 𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐀𝐃𝐎:   ¡ agradecemos tu interés, delfi ! estamos felices de tenerte por aquí y esperamos que disfrutes de la magia parisina tanto como el resto de sus habitantes. tienes 48  horas para enviar la cuenta de quinn almodóvar. si necesitas más tiempo, no dudes en avisarnos.  

información ooc.

nombre / seudónimo: delfi

pronombres: ella/suya

edad: 24

país / zona horaria: la de los pjs - francia

triggers: cancer, convulsiones, incesto, non-con, violaciones

user de discord: removido por la administración.

en caso de unfollow, ¿dejarías que se continúe utilizando tu personaje como no jugable?:  ye

espacio adicional: hoy estoy de malhumor, pero les mando un besito en el pelon

información ic.

nombre completo: quinn almodovar

pronombres: ella / suya

faceclaim: jessica alexander

edad y fecha de cumpleaños: 23 años / 21 de enero de 2000.

clase social: baja.

ocupación: trabaja en el ciber de su familia + niñera.

descripción psicológica: + paciente, honesta, leal - colgada, pesimista, indecisa

headcanons sobre el personaje:

uno. es perfectamente bilingüe en español y francés, privilegios de tener padres que hablen ambos idiomas. si bien fue criada en francia, también le enseñaron varias cosas de la cultura española y sueña con visitar ese país algún día.

dos. creció pasando desapercibida y es lo que más le gusta. honestamente no esta en esta vida para llamar la atención, de lo contrario siente que va a vomitar y su ansiedad se dispara. son cosas que nunca aprendió a manejar desde pequeña. de hecho, una vez cuando tenía seis años tuvo que relatar un poema enfrente de la clase y terminó devolviendo todo su almuerzo por culpa de los nervios. los otros niños nunca lo olvidaron y la llamaron ‘la vomitona’ por el resto de su existencia.

tres. su gran pasión es bailar, pero sabe que nunca va a poder estudiar nada relacionado a eso para perfeccionarse o si quiera volverse profesional. razón por la cual es una actividad que realiza a escondidas o cuando cree que nadie esta mirando. disfruta de aprender coreografías o inventar las propias, anota todo bajo un cuaderno nada discreto lleno de estrellitas que dice ‘mis coreos’. su segunda pasión viene de la mano y es el kpop. mientras atiende el fallido ciber de su familia suele poner esa música a todo volumen para matar los tiempos muertos donde no hay clientes. y cuando si los hay finge responsabilidad extrema.

cuatro. tw acoso. empezó a trabajar en el negocio familiar desde chica, todas las tardes después de la escuela. aprendió a tratar con todo tipo de personajes. desde niños rata que iban a jugar call of duty hasta adultos que querían sobrepasarse con ella por ser una ‘joven tan encantadora’. la primera vez que atendió el local sola tenía 17 años, pero es un día que nunca olvida. fue la primera vez que se sintió realmente acosada por un hombre. el señor pidió ayuda para hacer unas impresiones y mientras ella preparaba la impresora sintió como se acercaba demasiado. primero poniendo su mano en su espalda y bajando hasta su trasero donde le dio un apretón. no supo reaccionar, no supo gritarle ni obligarlo a irse. quinn incluso pensó que era su culpa por traer un short y nunca se lo contó a nadie. lamentablemente se cruzó a ese hombre más veces, hasta que un día simplemente dejo de venir.

cinco. le gusta mucho dibujar sus pantalones, es una manía que se agarro en la adolescencia y nunca pudo dejar. lo suele hacer cuando esta aburrida, pero hace poco tomo la iniciativa de empezar a modificar otras prendas y volverlas ‘unicas’.

[frandibuja]

Resistré

[mauricedelafalaise]

Farewell Verónica Forqué 🤍🕊

[feypoehlerlover]

Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton reunite at TIFF 2024 AND YES THEY ARE HOLDING HANDS [x]

[pleasingcinematography]

Mujeres al borde del ataque de nervios - Pedro Almodóvar (1988)

[mammameow]

“Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón” dir. by Pedro Almodovar 

[artfilmfan]

Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom (Pedro Almodóvar, 1980)

[zafira66]

Rossy de Palma

[lifejustgotawkward]

365 Day Movie Challenge (2019) - #168: Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980) - dir. Pedro Almodóvar

Pedro Almodóvar’s feature film debut, Pepi, Luci, Bom (1980), is what you would get if you tossed every favorite concept by the director into a blender: wildly colorful cinematography, women getting their revenge on abusive men, and a love of punk and New Wave music that informs how Madrid’s underground LGBTQ+ community celebrates its sexual freedom.

The opening scene sets up a plot point that is unsurprising to me after having watched ten other Almodóvar films: Pepi (Carmen Maura), a free-spirited woman who grows pot and sells it to her friends and neighbors, is raped in her apartment by a corrupt policeman (Félix Rotaeta) who barges in to investigate her activities. Furious over the attack, Pepi and her openly gay friend Bom (teenage punk singer Alaska) track down the cop’s wife, Luci (Eva Siva), and all three become fast friends. Timid and straitlaced housewife Luci, who is regularly abused by her cruel husband, falls under Bom’s spell and they enter into a relationship; Luci finds new power in masochism.

Almodóvar follows the trio all over Madrid as they get into all kinds of shenanigans, meeting up with characters played by Kiti Mánver, Julieta Serrano, Fabio McNamara, Assumpta Serna and Almodóvar himself as the master of ceremonies at a dick-measuring contest. There is also a really funny segment parodying TV commercials, in which Cecilia Roth demonstrates the many innovative uses of “Bragas Ponte” underwear, which prevent flatulence and incontinence and can even be rolled up for use as a dildo. (The satire is reminiscent of similar ads in What Have I Done to Deserve This? and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.) Almodóvar also references classic Hollywood cinema in the midst of the madness, dressing Julieta Serrano’s stage actress character like Scarlett O’Hara and injecting snippets of Bernard Herrmann’s Psycho score into a chase sequence, the latter of which was heard again in Kika many years later. Considering how rough Pepi, Luci, Bom is around the edges, it is an unmistakably Almodóvarian exercise and it is bursting at the seams with raw energy and personality, making it one of my favorites in his entire filmography.