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Pain and Glory

Original title: Dolor y gloria

“Pain, Glory, Love, Art, Cinema”

2019 · 1 h 53 min
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Drama

Cast

Antonio Banderas Asier Etxeandia Penélope Cruz

Credits

Written by: Pedro Almodóvar

Plot

An ageing film director looks back on his life and loves while struggling with pain and creative block.

Sinekatalog’s take

Pedro Almodóvar's autobiographical drama of an ageing director is mature, warm and quietly moving. Antonio Banderas gives a restrained, wonderful performance, and the film is colourful without being showy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (67,877 votes)
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