Dolor y Gloria (Pain and Glory)

A good movie

“I have been following Pedro Almodovar's career for more than 20 years so it was really neat to see his last directing effort with my film club. Well, it turned out to be his most autobiographical movie so far and you might wonder what really happened and what was made up. Still, even if it was not as over-the-top as some of his previous movies, it was still slightly too messy for my taste. Indeed, there was a mix of various storylines dealing with drug addiction, his career, his youth, his health issues, his relationship with his mother and with an actor with whom he had a feud for 3 decades. Some of them were really interesting and some of them, well, not so much. Eventually, there was enough material to make at least 3 different movies and I think it would have better worked for me if th” read more

Ronny's Dutch Film Club (78 movies items)

" chosen by Ietje Notes: I have been following Pedro Almodovar's career for more than 20 years so it was really neat to see his last directing effort with the film club. Well, it turned out to be his most autobiographical movie so far and you might wonder what really happened and what was made up. Still, even if it was not as over-the-top as some of his previous movies, it was still slightly too messy for my taste. Indeed, there was a mix of various storylines dealing with drug addiction, his ca"

Top 10 best movies 2019 (17 movies items)

" Notes: I have been following Pedro Almodovar's career for more than 20 years so it was really neat to see his last directing effort with my film club. Well, it turned out to be his most autobiographical movie so far and you might wonder what really happened and what was made up. Still, even if it was not as over-the-top as some of his previous movies, it was still slightly too messy for my taste. Indeed, there was a mix of various storylines dealing with drug addiction, his career, his youth, "

2019 Movie Diary (36 movies items)

"September 15, 2019"

My trips to the cinema 2019 (127 movies items)

"SCREENING: The Studio DATE: August 30th CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux LOCATION: Bluewater"

Películas en Español (76 movies items)

"España"

“Ay Pedro, para sus adentros pero transparente para afuera, la idea de la adicción y la soledad, en estructura de espejo, sin formalismo, sin artilugios, solo algunas licencias narrativas. El hombre viejo es eso, dolor y gloria.” read more

Movies & TV Series Watched in 2019 (64 movies items)

"Started Date: 4th August 2019. Finished Date: 4th August 2019. "