Pain and Glory
Alternative title: Dolor y gloria

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar

A film director contemplates the life-altering decisions he's made as the weight of his past and present collide.
Pain and Glory is one of Pedro Almodóvar’s finest late-career films, a deeply personal reflection on ageing, creativity, desire and memory. Antonio Banderas gives an extraordinarily restrained performance, while Almodóvar’s familiar colours and emotional precision make the film both intimate and beautifully composed.

Pain and Glory

Alternative title: Dolor y gloria

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar

A film director contemplates the life-altering decisions he's made as the weight of his past and present collide.

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Pain and Glory is one of Pedro Almodóvar’s finest late-career films, a deeply personal reflection on ageing, creativity, desire and memory. Antonio Banderas gives an extraordinarily restrained performance, while Almodóvar’s familiar colours and emotional precision make the film both intimate and beautifully composed.