Trying to Beat the Cold is Getting Old

Well, it was quite a tiring weekend. in fact, by saturday i was quite exhausted. i managed to go to sneaky dee's for the dmoney party. i was getting hopeful that warm times were coming, but alas when i woke up my dreams were crushed by a huge iceberg of a winter storm. movie rentals were the only option. and so if it can't be summer yet, we decided to rent some foreign films. and of course both films took place in more temperate settings. crown royal (alias) and i watched the amazing french film 'Breathless'. i know he will be discussing this movie on his blog as he was enamored (as was i) by every aspect of the film. the second film we watched was Almodovar's 'Volver'. although it wasn't my favourite Almodovar movie (that would be 'Talk To Her'), it was still quite good. amidst this grey, cold, harsh weather i'm experiencing the movie boasted a colour-saturated setting in various regions of Spain. i think that amidst the many, often overly complicated and far-fetched storylines, the bright colours characteristic of Spanish culture were set against the often ravenous heat of the summer.


so i decided to look up some older Almodovar films that i haven't seen yet. and tada! i found the 'Labyrinth of Passion' (1982). to give you a brief synopsis i'll start off by saying its about a nymphomaniac punk rocker named Sexi whose father is a gynecologist who specializes in artificial insemination. and like all of Mr. Almodovar's films tlethere are several interwoven storylines not all mutually exclusive from each other. i can't wait to watch it, i think you can't either. let the following images entice you. be forewarned kiddies, the movie has loads of erotic overtones (characteristic of older Almodovar's works).

i can't wait for it to inspire me. p.s. Antonio Banderas is in it (1982 Antonio)

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