Featured Audience Ratings

• Anthony L

  
  Pedro Almodovar started his career as the Spanish equivalent of John Waters, maybe a little less tacky/trashy but still fairly trashy. It was the late 70's early 80's though and Punk was rife. Essentially, that is what his first films are, punk films. Bending the rules of… More
  Pedro Almodovar started his career as the Spanish equivalent of John Waters, maybe a little less tacky/trashy but still fairly trashy. It was the late 70's early 80's though and Punk was rife. Essentially, that is what his first films are, punk films. Bending the rules of social acceptance but also showing the rules up for the ridiculous ideals that they are. I wouldn't say delicate subjects are taken lightly but you do need to remind yourself that this is a satire or you may be offended. Personally, I prefer his later stuff but the early work is very likable all the same. It's certainly very funny, the policeman's twin getting beaten up was hilarious.

• Matheus C

  
  The earliest of Almodovars finds the director trying to deal with his then lack of budget and craftsmanship, but it also includes some incredibly wicked and witty ideas which would later become his trademarks. In this case one can see these ideas scattered in a film which lacks an… More
  The earliest of Almodovars finds the director trying to deal with his then lack of budget and craftsmanship, but it also includes some incredibly wicked and witty ideas which would later become his trademarks. In this case one can see these ideas scattered in a film which lacks an axis. Nevertheless, the seeds are planted, though one might neeed a magnifying glass to see them.

• Marcus W

  
  Almodovar began his career with this gritty tale of liberated women, and never looked back...