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The Cannabilistic Councilwoman (2009)
La concejala antropófaga Douban
佩德罗·阿莫多瓦 actor: 卡门·马奇 / 玛尔塔·阿莱多 …
other title: 食男人肉的女议员 / La concejala antropófaga
It was born as a spin-off from his upcoming film, Los Abrazos Rotos (Broken Embraces), a four-way love story shot in film-noir style starring his Oscar-winning muse, Penelope Cruz as both a blonde and a brunette. The auteur from La Mancha said he was so impressed by the “extraordinary talent” of an actress who played a minor character in the film that he wrote the cannibal script for her “on a creative whim”.
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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios"
★ 8.1 123 ratings
佩德罗·阿莫多瓦 actor: 卡门·毛拉 / 安东尼奥·班德拉斯 …
other title: 崩溃边缘的女人 / Mujeres al borde de un ataque de "nervios" …
Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves her. Fortunately, she is interrupted by a deliciously chaotic series of events.
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What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984)
¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto？ WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 7.6 36 ratings
佩德罗·阿莫多瓦 actor: 卡门·毛拉 / Ángel de Andrés López …
other title: 我为什么命该如此？ / ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto？ …
A henpecked housewife ekes out a meager existence, surrounded by a host of colorful characters: her ungrateful husband, her delinquent sons, her headstrong mother-in-law, and her sex worker neighbor, among others.
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Law of Desire (1987)
La ley del deseo WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 7.9 114 ratings
佩德罗·阿莫多瓦 actor: 欧塞维奥·庞塞拉 / 卡门·毛拉 …
other title: 욕망의 법칙 / 欲望の法則 …
Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire.
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High Heels (1991)
Tacones lejanos WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 7.7 78 ratings
佩德罗·阿莫多瓦 actor: 维多利亚·阿夫里尔 / 玛丽萨·帕雷德斯 …
other title: 情迷高跟鞋 / Tacones lejanos …
After being estranged for 15 years, flamboyant actress Becky del Paramo re-enters her daughter Rebeca's life when she comes to perform a concert. Rebeca, she finds, is now married to one of Becky's ex-lovers, Manuel. The mother and daughter begin making up for lost time, when suddenly, a murder occurs...
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The Flower of My Secret (1995)
La flor de mi secreto WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 7.7 49 ratings
佩德罗·阿莫多瓦 actor: 玛丽萨·帕雷德斯 / 胡安·埃查诺维 …
other title: 我的秘密之花 / La flor de mi secreto …
Leo is a middle-aged writer of popular romantic novels who writes under a pseudonym, since she despises her own work. At home, her husband, who works overseas, is distant both physically and emotionally. As she reevaluates her life and writing, Leo is led to an unexpected relationship with Ángel, a sensitive newspaper editor.