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11. Dark Habits (Entre Tinieblas)

Pedro and Religion. An inseparable duo. Thank God (i.e. Pedro himself)! Because this film is as delicious as it is dark and twisty. The first film by Almodóvar to deal with something different than la movida is incredibly precise at depicting the essence of Spanish religiousness (though I would say real nuns have less vices). Using a "saintly" figure in Yolanda Bel and a believer in the Abadesa Julia, Pedro connects the religious feeling with a sadomasochistic relationship. Throw in a few musical numbers, a tiger and hilarious (yet scary) names for the nuns and you'll get yet another Almodóvar's masterpiece.

¡Peeeedro! #12

12. The flower of my secret (La flor de mi secreto)

Well, it's a good thing I started this now and not a year from now, because by then it should have been a Top 15+3... ¡¡¡LA PIEL QUE HABITO!!! Ok. I'm fine. It's only a year away... Right now I'm going to focus on what Mr. Pedro did fifteen years ago. And it was delighting audiences with The Flower of my Secret, the story of a writer of romantic novels (portrayed by Marisa Paredes) who is not precisely in her best personal moment. As I've summed up the plot it looks like a Katherine Heighl romantic comedy but this is Almodóvar we're talking about so themes are not to be treated lightly. Pedro, always exploring the ways in which human beings communicate chooses in this film literature to compare fiction and reality, perfectly exemplified in the scene with the "fake" doctors. Not the only great sceneof the film. The one with the manifestation is as epic and classic as Gone with the Wind. Not rare in a film so abundant with references to other movies. Definitely rocks, rocks everywhere.

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15. Matador (1986)

I don't recall this movie very well (and it is the last Almodóvar I have seen) but I'm already thinking that Labyrinth of Passion is better what goes to prove that this Top 15+2 is pointless because I change my mind instantly and perpetually (just as often as Ares download speed changes). Well, and now while choosing a picture to post I'm thinking it is great again (BIPOLAR!).

The story was intriguing enough, the performances were wonderful (Assumpta Serna, I'm looking at you...) and it was a great depiction of the relationship between sex and death. Yes, definitely a masterpiece.