Sometimes the application of a critical response can limit rather than expand our understanding and appreciation of a film.

‘Talk to Her’ is a 2002 Spanish film that is written and directed by Pedro Almodovar. When studying Almodovar, I...

In Pedro Almodóvar’s 1988 film, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, stylistic elements and a unique cinematographic style contribute to the slightly absurd narrative, forming a distinct, surreal world in which the characters exist. The plot...

Spanish cinema subsists within a complex sociopolitical and historical context. Though certain Spanish filmmakers have chosen to create purposeful “depoliticized” narratives, portraying characters that are distanced from the harsh social realities...