Almodóvar is always challenging norms and pushing the envelope.
Pedro Almodóvar is one of those directors who leaves a mark. His movies showcase melodrama, humor, color, pastiche, and sexuality. Almodóvar has been challenging the boring studio system since he burst on the scene.
He recently told IndieWire, “It’s kind of a contradiction. Hollywood wants to bring in outside talent, but they don’t always let them do what they want to do.”
Now in his 70s, Almodóvar has been doing what he wants for a while.
Hollywood has come calling. There were talks he would direct Brokeback Mountain before Ang Lee, but his vision for the movie never came to be. Part of the reason was how much control Almodóvar wanted.
“I think Ang Lee made a wonderful movie, but I never believed that they would give me complete freedom and independence to make what I wanted,” Almodóvar said. “Nobody told me that—they said, ‘You can do whatever you want,’ but I knew that there was a limitation.”
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
