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Almodovar's first take on life in Madrid. Pepi Luci and Bom are three girls living in the city during the punk era surrounded by sex, drugs and rock and roll... Read more

Starring	Cecilia Roth, Assumpta Serna, Carmen Maura, Felix Rotaeta
Director	Pedro Almodovar
Genres	World Cinema

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- Almodóvar's first full-length feature attempts to shock and surprise with a kitsch mix of sex, cruelty and eccentricity.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  Pepi, Luci, Bombs
  
  Much as I love this director I can only give this two stars. OK, maybe the heading is a bit harsh, with a budget of £20K this was never going to be a ... read more »
  
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  - Hertfordshire
  - 19 Apr 2007 at 03:10
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  Almodovar learning to make a film
  
  Almodovar's first film. Punkish toilet humour alla John Waters. Pepi's neighbour a policeman comes to her flat having spotting marijuana growing on her ... read more »
  
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- - HulmeWolf
  - 11 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 01 Jun 2012 at 09:55
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  An enjoyable portrait of Madrid's "Movida".
  
  My favourite Almodovar movie of all time and the very first He produced in his carreer.
  
  It was produced during the years of the Madrid 'Movida&#... read more »
  
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  - Planet Earth
  - 19 Dec 2010 at 15:40
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  But is it art?
  
  and the answer is no! Rubbish from beginning all the way through to the end. badly acted and filmed with a pathetic attempt to give it an 'edge' by ... read more »
  
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  - folkestone
  - 31 Mar 2010 at 18:14
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  Literal bom (b)!
  
  Well, initially expect the unexpected, to the point of not knowing which direction the narrative, if any, is going. This Almodovar film, most obviously early in... read more »
  
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  - Cornwall
  - 21 Feb 2010 at 18:26
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  ehh..
  
  could not finish the movie. may be interesting at the time, but the erotism was disgusting
  
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  - London
  - 03 Feb 2010 at 09:17
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  Yes that's right, just one star
  
  If you love Almodovar and want a film for a cosy Friday night in - well, choose something else. This one won't fit the bill.
  
  If you're a ... read more »
  
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  - Isle of Skye, Scotland
  - 11 Jan 2010 at 10:38
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  Pepi Luci
  
  Not my type of film.
  
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- - stulaine
  - 21 reviews
  - Dartmouth
  - 19 May 2009 at 19:34
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  Pepi Luci Bom
  
  Did not get very far with this movie. Knew it was vintage but did not have the patience with it.
  
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- - suro
  - 4 reviews
  - Isle of Man
  - 10 May 2009 at 06:59
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  Pepi Luci Bom
  
  Bizaare but very funny - probably the most enjoyable Almodovar movie I have seen to date!
  
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- - LS
  - 21 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 09 Mar 2009 at 19:12
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  Pepi Luci Bom, no thank you
  
  This is the first film I decided not to watch till the end! It has aged so badly! Although it cannot have been brilliant even when it came out! It is puerile... read more »
  
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- - Nijal
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  - Weymouth
  - 02 Sep 2008 at 13:07
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  Pepi, Luci, Bombs
  
  Much as I love this director I can only give this two stars. OK, maybe the heading is a bit harsh, with a budget of £20K this was never going to be a ... read more »
  
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  - Waterboy
  - 34 reviews
  - Hertfordshire
  - 19 Apr 2007 at 03:10
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  La Movida
  
  This first of Alomodovar's films, shows the liberalisation of Madrid years after the death of Franco. It is the beginning of 'La Movida Madrilena', ... read more »
  
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  - London, England
  - 16 Dec 2005 at 16:13
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  Almodovar's first film
  
  It is great to see Almodovar's first film finally released on DVD. The low-budget gives a different look to this film (compared with the rich, colourful ... read more »
  
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  - Bristol
  - 20 Nov 2005 at 11:19
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  Shows how far his writing has come along
  
  This is a terrible film with outrageous plotlines which are all trademark Almadovar - homosexuality, rape, lesbianism, drags, drugs and all the rest. But ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 07 Jul 2006 at 13:06
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  A teenager palying with the camera
  
  I cant believe that anybody took Pedro Almodovar seriously after this highschool movie... Thank God he got better!
  
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- - Victor Cartin
  - London, England
  - 07 Apr 2006 at 18:43
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  Early movie, worth a watch
  
  Almodovar in the 1980s trying to find himself but already teaming up with his favourite gang.
  
  Very grainy and sooooo 80s. If you want to learn some ... read more »
  
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- - Benhuczek
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  - London
  - 05 Sep 2007 at 15:39
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  Almodova's first sets his course
  
  This first film from Almodova in 1980 is firmly in the surreal trend that he sets for his later offerings. Three young women from Madrid form a friendship, ... read more »
  
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- - Tim Denvir
  - Killin, Scotland
  - 13 Jan 2006 at 17:14
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  Classic
  
  As they say you have to start somewhere to get somewhere and this is a prime example of Almodovar doing what he does best. Each film has gotten progressivly ... read more »
  
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- - Paul
  - London
  - 10 Oct 2006 at 10:32
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  Freak Show
  
  I loved it! Its like a Spanish John Waters movie! :)
  
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  - Bristol, England
  - 22 Dec 2006 at 22:42
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  funny early Almodovar
  
  A very funny movie despite being awkwardly made on a tiny budget. It's a really good insight into post-Franco Spain with its underground cultural movements ... read more »
  
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  - Reading, UK
  - 30 Jan 2007 at 13:00

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Critics' reviews
- Almodóvar's first full-length feature attempts to shock and surprise with a kitsch mix of sex, cruelty and eccentricity.
- 34330
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
- AlmodÃvar's first feature shows how many of his obsessions and themes sprang fully formed from the start. Some scabs... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18

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