The Essential Almodovar (Vol 2) (3 DVD Set)


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Continuing the release of the collected works of director Pedro Almodovar, this second Collector's Edition box set features three more acclaimed films along with introductions from leading film critic Jose Aroyo.
LAW OF DESIRE: (1987) An unbridled send-up of the absurdities of human desire and a wildly funny film that took American and European audiences by storm - immediately establishing director Pedro Almodovar. Law Of Desire features a fabulous trio; Pablo, a famous Madrid director for whom men are prepared to die, his new love-crazed boyfriend Antonio, and Pablo's gorgeous and flamboyant transsexual sister Tina. Depressed that his lover Juan shares his steamy passion but not his commitment, Pablo returns to his village in southern Spain. There he is seduced by the tall, dark, handsome and heterosexual Antonio who, in the space of 24 hours, goes from having his first gay affair, to being Pablo's demanding - and threatening - lover. Pablo makes the mistake of dismissing Antonio as inconsequential but Antonio intends to pursue his passions to their ultimate conclusion. Stars Antonio Banderas.
KIKA: (1993) Nicholas is an American writer living in Spain whose wife has killed herself and whose stepson, Ramon, is obsessive and narcoleptic, prone to sudden fits of deep sleep. Ramon's ex-girlfriend is Andrea Scarface Garacortada, a TV host for a violent home-video show; she's seductive, manipulative and will stop at nothing to get a story. When young cosmetologist Kika is called to the mansion, she begins an affair with Ramon. But when Kika is brutally raped, worlds begin to collide as footage of the rape ends up on Andrea's show and sinister family secrets are revealed. At once a vaudevillian comedy and a pestilent story of jealousy, revenge and unresolved trauma, Kika is a sexy, tangled web of obsession, love, lust and death, played out in true Almodovar style.
FLOWER OF MY SECRET: (1995) A departure for Almodovar into full-blooded melodrama. Leo is a bestselling romance novelist, but has been writing under a pseudonym for years. Tired of producing popular fiction when her heart yearns to write truly great literature, Leo has reached a creative and emotional crisis, her very success now a burden to her.
$12.98 (AUD) Multi Academy Award Winner 1993 (Best Actress, Best Actress In A Supporting Role, Best Screenplay) "One of the most enchanting love stories ever filmed" Robert Ebert, Chicago Sun Times. Ada (Holly Hunter), mute since birth, her nine year old daughter (Anna Paquin), and her piano arrive to an arranged marriage in the remote bush of nineteenth century New Zealand. | Blazing Saddles - 30th Anniversary Edition $14.99 (AUD) | $12.99 (AUD) | $9.99 (AUD) It's the film that's sparked more controversy than Monica Lewinsky and the JFK assassination put together. Well, Maybe not quite. Nevertheless, Dogma has made equal amounts of people angry and laugh hysterically. And God know why, we're sure! |




