UNEARTHING THE TRUTH (PARALLEL MOTHERS)
Has Pedro Almodovar really been making feature films for 42 years? Si. For five decades, the Spanish director has become one of Europe's most cherished filmmakers tackling weighty subjects such as the suppression of sexual identity, psychopathic behaviour, sexual abuse, Catholic Church oppression and misogyny. But while he has addressed those issues, Almodovar has done that with great panache. © Sony Pictures International His movies have been lauded for their vibrant, colourful imagery but they have also been striking because of their veneration of women and their empathy for people in the most challenging of situations. Almodovar has shown a flair for the melodramatic like Douglas Sirk but he also has had a fascination with the grotesque like his fellow countryman Luis Bunuel. He hasn't been afraid too to channel Alfred Hitchcock from time to time during a rarely dull, remarkably consistent career. Over 42 years, the Calzada de Calatrava born filmmaker has notched up an impre