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Volver (2006)

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Following the passing away of their mother in a fire, Raimunda (Penelope Cruz, VANILLA SKY) and Sole (Lola Duenas, TALK TO HER), leave their home town of La Mancha to live in Madrid. Raimunda lives ... Read more
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Certificate: 15
Format: DVD

Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown (1985)

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This colorful hit put director Pedro Almodovar on the international map and cemented the reputation of its star, Carmen Maura. The film is a peppy little soap bubble as TV actress Pepa (Maura) wakes ... Read more
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Certificate: 12
Format: DVD

800 Bullets (2002)

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Director Alex de la Iglesia has become a cult figure in his native Spain for his stylish genre parodies. In 800 BULLETS, he waxes nostalgic about an era in Spanish filmmaking long gone, when Westerns ... Read more
Certificate: 18
Format: DVD

How To Be A Woman And Not Die In The Attempt (1991)

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Almodovar regular Maura stars in this comedy about a modern woman who soldiers on in the battle of the sexes- from arguing with her husband to stress in the workplace. A perceptive comedy with a ... Read more
Director: Ana Belen
Certificate: 15
Format: DVD

Free Zone (2005)

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Two women embark on a road trip after they are brought together by circumstance. Rebecca (Portman) flees her hotel after a fight with her mother-in-law (Maura) and hails a taxi driven by Hanna (Lazlo)... Read more
Director: Amos Gitai
Certificate: 12
Format: DVD

Baton Rouge (1988)

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A gigolo seduces a wealthy woman and with the help of her psychiatrist, conspires to murder the woman's husband and frame her for the crime. But the plan backfires, setting off a chain of deceit and ... Read more
Director: Rafael Monleón
Certificate: TBC
Format: DVD

Valentin (2002)

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This heart-warmer concerns precocious eight-year-old Valentin (Rodrigo Noya), who lives alone with his grandmother in Buenos Aires in the early 1960s. Longing to be reunited with his absent mum, ... Read more
Certificate: PG
Format: DVD

Matador (1986)

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This twisted, brave, funny film from Spanish director Pedro Almodovar takes an unflinching look at the link between sex, death, and religion. Antonio Banderas stars as Angel, a sensitive student of ... Read more
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Certificate: 18
Format: DVD

What Have I Done To Deserve This? (1984)

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Gloria (Carmen Maura) is a typical Madrid housewife living in an anonymous, run down apartment block. Gloria has her problems. Her slovenly and disinterested taxi driver husband is obsessed with an ... Read more
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Certificate: 18
Format: DVD

Law Of Desire (1987)

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Law Of Desire (1987): At its core 'Law Of Desire' features a fabulous trio: the famous Madrid director Pablo (Poncela) for whom men are prepared to die, his new love-crazed boyfriend Antonio (... Read more
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Certificate: 18
Format: DVD

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