Three generations of women deal with family secrets while surviving the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition, lies and even death.
Acting
Cruz's Oscar-nominated ferocity, Maura's spectral warmth
Direction
Almodóvar's most affectionate female ensemble
Cinematography
Crimson and saffron as emotional states
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Penélope Cruz
Raimunda
Carmen Maura
Irene
Lola Dueñas
Sole
Blanca Portillo
Agustina
Yohana Cobo
Paula
Chus Lampreave
Aunt Paula
Antonio de la Torre
Paco
Carlos Blanco
Emilio
María Isabel Díaz Lago
Regina
Neus Sanz
Inés
Leandro Rivera
Production Assistant
Pepa Aniorte
Neighbor
Yolanda Ramos
TV Presenter
Elvira Cuadrupani
Neighbor
María Alfonsa Rosso
Neighbor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Almodóvar reunited his original 'women of Almodóvar' muse Carmen Maura after a 17-year estrangement over creative differences.
The wind from La Mancha is real folklore — locals believe it drives people mad, which Almodóvar weaponizes as metaphor for women's justified rage.
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