In “Volver,” Pedro Almodóvar creates an impossibly beautiful film. He fuses themes of child abuse, deep superstition and female resilience, depicting something simultaneously powerful and surprisingly ...

Men are literally disposable in Pedro Almodóvar’s Volver. But the film, particularly for fans of the gynophilic, flamboyantly color-coordinating maker of loco melodramas, is essential. The title ...

STORYLINE: The world of Raimunda (Penelope Cruz) and her family is turned upside down when long-dead mother Irene (Carmen Maura) returns to rake up old coals. ABOUT THE SCRIPT: Almodovar calls it “a ...

To mark the end of 2025, the "Volver" director joined 55 other Spanish filmmakers in naming the most influential titles from the past 25 years. This year marked a quarter into the 21st century, and to ...