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Amazon Prime Video
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Chavela (2017)
Inspired by an exclusive interview and performance footage of Chavela Vargas shot in 1991 and guided by her unique voice, the film weaves an arresting portrait of a woman who dared to dress, speak, sing, and dream her unique life into being.
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75
7.2
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3.5
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/327/
78
/16/

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)
Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary director Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.
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Kanopy
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6.5
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70
/241/
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/159/
3.8
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/35/
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/24/

Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)
From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday tribute to her father in Detroit, this documentary follows Madonna on her 1990 'Blond Ambition' concert tour. Filmed in black and white, with the concert pieces in glittering MTV color, it is an intimate look at the work of the icon, from a prayer circle before each performance to bed games with the dance troupe afterwards.
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/275/
3.6
/18800/
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/27/
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Matador (1986)
A conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn't commit while a man and woman aroused by death become obsessed with each other.
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The Roku Channel
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70
7.1
/11900/
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/279/
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/258/
3.6
/26427/
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/8/
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What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984)
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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5.9
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/22/
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/23/
3.4
/406/
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/14/

El Calentito (2005)
Early 80's, Sara is a good-family girl, she has never been with a man, does not drinks, does not take drugs. Following her love, she enters in "El Calentito" a bar where the group "las Siux" is singing.
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6.7
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/11/
3.5
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A Man Called Autumn Flower (1978)
During the Primo de Rivera dictatorship, young, wealthy Lluis de Serracant leads a double life: by day he's a lawyer, and by night he's a transvestite performer known to his fans as "Flower of Autumn".
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100
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Pedro x Javis (2025)
Pedro Almodóvar, the Spanish director with the most international recognition, has impacted spectators all around the world. Among them are Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi. The filmmaker is a reference for both of them, and from that admiration this documentary series is born. Throughout three chapters, we review the life and filmography of the filmmaker, with the participation of actors and collaborators who have been essential to his cinema.
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A Free Man (2025)
In the 1970s, Agustín Gómez Arcos rose to the top of French literature, while in his own country, Spain, his name remained hidden. A Free Man reflects on the recent history of Spain through silences, lost stories and the role of culture and memory.
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Almodóvar en La habitación de al lado (2024)
Cristina Teva moves to the Almodóvar universe by the hand of the director from La Mancha. In the offices of El Deseo, the journalist talks to a Pedro who shares his vision on the issues surrounding his film The Room Next Door.
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60
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The Human Voice Q&A With Pedro Almodovar And Tilda Swinton, Hosted By Mark Kermode (2020)
A recorded Q&A hosted by Mark Kermode, where Pedro Almodóvar and Tilda Swintondiscuss the inspirations they drew on for the film, how THE HUMAN VOICE fits within the 'Almodóvar oeuvre', and what Pedro will be making next - including a great surprise for Tilda. Recorded under lockdown conditions, the discussion features visual references and clips to create a dynamic and interesting companion piece to the short film.
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El viaje de Julieta (2023)
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Pictures of Europe (1990)
What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures of Europe, which examines the differences between American independent and Hollywood movies and films from European directors. Featuring luminary iconoclasts from European cinema such as Agnes Varda, Bernardo Bertolucci and Pedro Almodovar, as well as American counterpoints from Paul Schrader, and those who have crossed back and forth, such as Paul Verhoeven
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Almodóvar, l'insolent de la Mancha (2023)
An anti-conformist, Pedro Almodovar has dared everything in his immense cinematic career. Confronting impulses, drugs and unbridled sexuality, cross-dressing identities, over the years he has allowed a colorful, uninhibited, taboo-free post-Franco cinema to blossom. In a Spain now caught up in its past, the native of La Mancha embodies all those Spanish generations who know how important it is to remember and protect this artistic insolence at all costs.
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40
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Todos los nombres de Sara (2019)
Born in Campo de Criptana, a small village in the Spanish region of La Mancha, Sara Montiel (1928-2013) conquered Mexico, Hollywood, and the hearts of people. The recognition of an unparalleled professional career, an intimate dialogue with a tireless worker who took the stage at the age of twelve and never got off. A movie star who seduced millions of viewers around the world, a singer who reinvented a musical genre, a woman who broke the mold…
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10
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Tatuaje (1985)
A short film starring Pedro Almodóvar and Marisa Paredes, parodying a 1940s torch song, the famous Spanish copla "Tatuaje".
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20
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Icónica Chamorro (2023)
Journalist Paloma Chamorro symbolized openness and modernity in Spain in the early 1980s. Her personality and her shows on TVE (then the only TV channel in the country) made her an influential transgressive icon.
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We Are Cinema (2021)
An Italian documentary about Italian cinema.
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10
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God Save the Queens (1995)
Creative documentary on the drag queen movement and its origins in Paris, New York and Madrid.
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Life Remote Control (2011)
A series of miscellaneous film footage are put together, to represented, life as if watching it in front of a television screen with a remote control.
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8.3
/19/
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Arrebatados: recordando a Iván Zulueta (2010)
A portrait of the film director Iván Zulueta and his film Arrebato. It features contributions from friends and people who worked with him such as José Luis Borau, Pedro Almodóvar, Antonio Gasset and Julio Médem.
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7.2
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Pablo G. del Amo, un montador de ilusiones (2005)
Documentary about the personal and professional life of Pablo G. del Amo. He is the most influential movie editor in Spain.
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¡Ay, Carmen! (2018)
The personal and professional story, told in first person, of Spanish actress Carmen Maura, director Pedro Almodóvar's first muse and a brilliant artist in her own right.
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7.9
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Frenesí en la gran ciudad (2011)
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3.9
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Words in Progress (2004)
Documentary featuring footage from six decades of Cannes Film Festivals.
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4.8
/21/
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Tiempos de constitución (1978)
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/109/
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Wandering Heart (2009)
Wandering Heart intimately follows Caetano from São Paulo to New York and Japan, during the release of his first album recorded solely in English. It takes considerably more than a week-long series of shows at Carnegie Hall, accolades in the New York Times, or the admiration of friends like Pedro Almodóvar, David Byrne and Michelangelo Antonioni to make Caetano feel comfortable outside of Brazil.
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What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1978)
Persecuted by her controlling ex-husband, Rosa plots an escape
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The Making of Volver (2007)
A short featurette about the emotions of the cast and crew while shooting Volver.
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Making Parallel Mothers (2022)
A behind-the-scenes featurette of four sections: Art Design, Photography & Sound, Costume & Makeup, and Production Design.
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Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education (2004)
A short featurette of behind the scenes footage from Almodóvar’s Bad Education (2004).
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Around Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
A featurette containing interviews with cast members who discuss their contributions to Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and Pedro Almodovar's directing methods.
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The Making of Pain and Glory (2020)
A B-roll behind-the-scenes featurette providing insight into Pain and Glory’s production, with interviews from Almodóvar and Banderas.
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The Making of All About My Mother (2012)
A documentary from 2012 on the making of the film, featuring interviews with Pedro Almodóvar; Agustín Almodóvar; actors Penélope Cruz, Marisa Paredes, Cecilia Roth, and Antonia San Juan; production manager Esther García; and author Didier Eribon.
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Untied! Reflections on Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (2014)
Produced in 2014, this documentary about the making of TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN! features interviews with director Pedro Almodóvar; actors Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril, Loles León, and Rossy de Palma; producer Agustín Almodóvar; production manager Esther García; and cinematographer José Luis Alcaine.
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The Making of The Skin I Live In (2012)
A behind-the scenes featurette documenting the making of Pedro Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In.
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Brunes et Blondes (2010)
Actresses' hairstyle in movies always carries a strong aesthetic statement associated with erotic, social, and historical meanings. In a bold and unexpected way, the film revisits this ultimate symbol of femininity in international cinema.


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