Tacones Lejanos (High Heels)

Wild colours. Passionate characters. Typical Almodovar. The story takes a backseat, but as always, he makes up for it with great scenes. He is exceptionally talented when it comes to portraying female characters on screen. There is a certain warmth between them, which you can find in all of his movies. I really need to read about his life! What makes him able to make this kind of characters? Vanessa Paredes and Victoria Abril gave good performances. However, Paredes' character reminds me of the character she played in Todo Sobre Mi Madre, and hence is not so fresh. The reference to Bergman's Autumn Sonata was interesting. They have contrasting styles. Bergman uses soft imagery when portraying lonely, cold characters, while Almodovar is all about loud, almost garish colours, warm characters and their camaraderie. 7.5/10.