Sometimes, I imagine I am a heroine in an Almodóvar film. I love his work! A bit of background for those who don’t know of him. He is an Academy Award winning Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. His films are recognised internationally due to their recurring themes of female sexuality, desire and family, use of vibrant colour and complex narratives. 
They are steeped in melodrama and tackle taboo subjects (Stockholm syndrome, pregnant nuns, women in comas…) with irreverent humour and song.
The women are beautifully individual and engage in a solidarity that is actually more of a mythical sisterhood rather than being based in any kind of reality.
Fashions are quirky, colourful and cartoon sexy, all voluminous curves and va va voom. The houses are bold, technicolour confections that seem to be at conflict with the inevitable drudgery and misery that some of the characters have to face, yet hint at an optimistic, joyful spirit that often simmers beneath. Maybe my new house needs to have a touch of the Almodóvar magic?!
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