Fast and product was clean and no problem to watch. Pain & Glory might see Almodóvar working in a minor key but it is a major work, graced with career-best work from Antonio Banderas. (2019). Pedro Almodóvar delivers the finest film of his prodigious career in this autobiographical film, Dolor y Gloria, a cinematic treasure relating the life and gifts of a genius. After a casual encounter, a brokenhearted woman decides to confront her life and the most important events about her stranded daughter. One the one hand, we see "Salva"'s current life - a depressed artist in his 50s, who's achieved major success in his prime, but now lives a lonely life, lacking in … Almodóvar reflects mostly to his past as something painful and unfinished. Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2020. One of those that demands a second viewing, Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2020. I don't score high on either of those. Only with the return of ourselves, with coping with the painful past, we have the possibility to rehabilitate ourselves. PAIN AND GLORY is Pedro Amaldovar's most personal film to date, and rightfully so, as the main character, brilliantly interpreted and performed by Antonio Banderas, is Pedro Amaldovar, only with a different name. A very meditative film about pasts. From the early stages of Antonio's career, I have been an avid fan. All this leads the master of cinema to important thoughts about life and art, because this is the most important thing for him. Pain and Glory begins with Mallo (Banderas) sitting in a pool, his eyes closed. daughter married to one of her mom's ex-lovers. The Pipistrello lamp designed by Gae Aulenti in 1965 is considered a cult object of design. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. In Pain and Glory, it adds a great deal of visual stimulation and conveys a deeper understanding of his head space. Directed by. He recalls such moments from his youth as tender feelings for his mother, love and separation, the search for happiness and success. Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2020. Rated R for drug use, some graphic nudity and language. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Pain and Glory So I have mixed reactions. It brings Almodóvar’s focus to … After leaving jail, Víctor is still in love with Elena, but she's married to the former cop -now basketball player- who became paralysed by a shot from Víctor's gun... A gay filmmaker becomes involved with an obsessive fan while still pining for his absent true love. You need to enable JavaScript to run this app.