



The Almodóvar Blu-ray Collection Posted July 31, 2016 03:42 AM by



StudioCanal will release a six-disc Blu-ray box set with films from acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. The box set will be available for purchase on September 19.



The films in the collection have been recently restored by French label TF1.



Dark Habits (1983)



In a convent in Madrid a band of nuns called the Humble Redeemers practice their particular brand of the Catholic Religion under their motto, 'Sin Is Our Chosen Path'. Yolanda, a nightclub singer, witnesses her boyfriend die from an overdose, and with the police out to question her, she decides to take refuge with the nuns. The convent specializes in the salvation of murderesses, but their benefactor has stopped coming up with the money, and, fearful that they may have to sell the place, the nuns welcome Yolanda. Yolanda encounters an unusual religious life: a heroin-addicted lesbian Mother Superior, a soft porn writing nun, another into acid and one who wrestles tigers. Starring Carmen Maura, Christina S. Pascual, Julieta Serrano, and Chus Lampreave.



What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984)



Early Almodovar black comedy, less farcical and melodramatic than his later works and much more of a social critique. Carmen Maura is Gloria, the embattled Spanish housewife trying to cope with her family in a tiny apartment. Her two sons have become drug addicts and taken to dealing, her taxi-driver husband is totally indifferent to her plight, her grouchy mother-in-law keeps a pet lizard and her friend and neighbour wants her to help in her prostitution service. Starring Carmen Maura, Gonzalo Suárez, Luis Hostalot, Ryo Hiruma, and Ángel de Andrés López.



Law of Desire (1987)



Set against the backdrop of mad, mad Madrid, this film swirls around an outrageous cast of characters. Our hero is absorbed in a cat-and-mouse game of obsessive love which before long entangles his trans-sexual brother/sister, a father/son detective team and a mother who makes the Spider Woman look tame. Almodovar brilliantly examines the idea and the attractions of absolute desire in this hilarious film. Starring Eusebio Poncela, Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Miguel Molina, and Manuela Velasco.



Women On The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)



edro Almodovar directs this fast-moving, surreal farce of obsessive love. When Ivan jilts his long-time lover Pepa, she considers suicide, laces her gazpacho soup with barbituates and lets her flat. However, the tenants turn out to be Ivan's son and his girlfriend. Revelations pile up, weirder and weirder characters appear and meanwhile Ivan is flying off to Stockholm with yet another young girl. Starring Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Fernando Guillén, Julieta Serrano, and Maria Barranco.



Kika (1993)



Black comedy from Pedro Almodovar about a make-up artist and her relationship with a philandering American writer living in Madrid. Features the usual roster of Almodovar comic stalwarts such as a rapist-thief, a narcoleptic son, a roving camerawoman voyeur, a lesbian housemaid and various transexuals, serial killers, porn stars and drug addicts - all whisked up into a gloriously immoral frothy sex comedy. Starring Peter Coyote, Verónica Forqué, Victoria Abril, Àlex Casanovas, and Rossy de Palma.



The Flower of My Secret (1995)



A woman who lives a double life finds that being a successful romantic novelist does not necessarily bring happiness. Her husband does not love her, her best friend seems distracted and her mother and sister are too busy bickering to notice that anything is wrong. She stops writing and finds solace in the bottle but finds an unlikely rescuer putting her on a collision course to a new emotional entanglement. Starring Marissa Paredes, Juan Echanove, Carmen Elias, Rossy De Palma, and Chus Lampreave.









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RiFiFi1955 Jul 31, 2016 No Matador????

ambientcafe Jul 31, 2016 I'll wait til the next Almodovar collection, which will no doubt contain his later films ... notably my all-time favorite, the oscar-winning 'All About My Mother' (1999)

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Top contributor Octavio Jul 31, 2016 Great set. Hopefully they all will be region-free, but I doubt it.

Gerby Jul 31, 2016 Shame on no Pepi Luci Bom or Matador but still 6 great films here. Definite purchase for me.

Fat Phil Jul 31, 2016 Finally we're getting some more looooong awaited Almodovar on blu-ray.

Cue the immediate whining..... "Where's _______!", Why wasn't this included!?", "I wanted _______!"

Almodovar films not included in this set will appear on blu-ray. Most have been recently restored. You'll just have to wait a little longer. For now, there's the six films in this box set and it looks great.

jimmybearlondon Jul 31, 2016 Shame it doesn't have Matador and Pepi Luci Bom so I can retire my old Almodovar DVD box sets (and indeed Labyrinth of Passion), but will definitely be getting this - long overdue some Almodovar on blu-ray in the UK, I can't survive on the newest ones alone! And my favourites (WHIDTDT and Law of Desire) are included, so very happy at that

rootless Jul 31, 2016 Based on who released the blu-rays in Spain, Matador and Pepi's rights are not controlled by Almodovar's company, El Deseo, as all his other films do.

montyb Jul 31, 2016 Could have easily made this a 12 or 16 film box set making it worthy of his fans. As is? Nah. These aren't his best. The best has yet to come on blu ray from this masterful filmmaker.

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Top contributor mrjohnnyb Jul 31, 2016 Releases like these are the reason I went region-free!



I will most definitely be purchasing this!

Dr_Bedlo Jul 31, 2016 YAY! pre-order, done!

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Top contributor jacobb1313 Jul 31, 2016 Beautiful looking set. Definitely will be getting this.

sjt Jul 31, 2016 @dreamon-86



Therefore, not English-friendly.

Rockercub Jul 31, 2016 These are great films, especially Law of Desire and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, but I'm afraid of picking it up, only to find out a more comprehensive set is going to be released in the US. I'd really prefer to get something like the French set, but with English subtitles.

WilsonBros Aug 01, 2016 @dreamon-86: renders it a bit of a chocolate tea-pot, then. Damn French with their forced subs, and their lack of other titles, and their stripy shirts, berets, and strings of onions whilst they casually have a baguette under one arm as they ride their bikes.



OK, I'm finished now...

JHolliday Aug 01, 2016 OMG I want this immediately!

bwdowiak Aug 02, 2016 Nice to see so many posts here for Almodovar. I like to think that distributors sometimes peruse a site like this to get the pulse of what folks would be interested in. Criterion is supposed to be releasing something from him. Soon I hope... And I hope they see the feedback here.

Jafar Aug 02, 2016 Drooooooool.

CrockettandTubbs Aug 13, 2016 Didn't even know this was coming out.



I've never seen an Almodovar film! A nice place to start, though.

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