Pain and Glory

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  • 2019


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4.0
Stripped of Almodvars signature kitsch aesthetic and larger than life narratives, the film becomes a powerful confessional tale on the nature of story .. Town & Country (UK)
4.0
Almodvar is the master craftsman here, but ultimately, the film is carried high on Banderas shoulders. Even if you already know him outside of his mor .. Den Of Geek
3.0
For longtime fans, though, its a gift; the kind of quiet glory worth waiting a few decades for. EW
4.4
Its a deeply personal and very moving film, anchored by the best work of Antonio Banderas career. Rogerebert
3.0
This time, Almodvar has found the ideal happy medium, with a gorgeous, atmospheric character study that doesnt overstate the emotions it accrues with .. Indie Wire
5.0
But what we quickly learn is that his method of living doesnt entail a whole lot. We Got This Covered
4.0
As the title suggests, the result is a tragicomic swirl of heartbreak and joy, slipping dexterously between riotous laughter and piercing sadness. The Guardian
4.0
Rocketman review Elton John biopic thats better at the tiaras than the tantrums Read more As ever, Almodvar has made a film about pleasure, which is i .. The Guardian
3.1
In Young Hunter, director Marco Berger offers us a gripping look at the tragedies that surface precisely when desire isnt allowed to express itself fr ..
5.0
As a portrait, Pain and Glory is less a mirror than an impressionistic painting.
2.0
While the name isnt an exact anagram of Almodovar, theres sufficient overlap in the letters to back up the assumption that Almodovar roundly identifie .. Screen Daily
4.5
Each work dances on the edge of abject tragedy and emotional devastation, without ever falling in. Vulture
4.5
Theres a problem with this protagonist, which is that Almodovar seems to be much fonder of the work hes made than of the man hes become. The Hollywood Reporter
4.0
Banderas creates a shadow image of Almodvar, with similar hair and physique, without becoming a replica. Its a very controlled performance.
4.5
Its almost unthinkable that a cumulative work like this wouldnt have her, so even if the two dont share any scenes, its clear that the director wanted .. The New York Times
5.0
A work that is both one of the best movies of the year and sure to be considered one of the high water marks of Almodovars entire career. E Film Critic
4.5
Hes alone and hasnt made movie in a while, and a new one doesnt seem on the horizon.
4.5
Its chills may be minimal, but its implications cant help but take root.
4.0
Pain & Glory might see Almodvar working in a minor key but it is a major work, graced with career best work from Antonio Banderas.
4.0
As you might expect, it leads to a touch of self indulgence, as the movie equips its straight forward plot with some deliberate pacing, but it also pr .. Cinema Blend
3.8
Asier Etxeandia occasionally threatens to steal the show with his delicious turn as an exuberant addict, but perhaps the bravest thing here is Bandera .. The Globe And Mail
3.1
And while its great that longtime collaborators Cruz and Banderas showed up to help him walk down memory lane, its not the most interesting cinematic .. Rogers Movie Nation
3.0
Almodovar crafts another achingly beautiful effort thats mindful of human fallibility. Blu Ray
4.4
An intensely personal work, a painful, yet somehow serene exposing of Almodvars innermost thoughts and fears. Combust Ible Celluloid
5.0
While still embracing the visual facades that make his films such a pleasure to watch, Pain and Glory finds him stripping away the emotional facades, .. Chicago Reader
4.4
The film is, as its title suggests, filled with painof grief, of regret, of the body, of feeling unmoored from ones own purpose. Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
This isnt the first time writer/director Pedro Almodvar has gone the autobiographical route in his filmmaking, but this may be the most moving, his 22 ..
3.0
Pedro Almodovar, with Pain and Glory, brings us into his life and presents all the baggage he carried, both physically and emotionally, through that l ..
2.5
A two hour exercise in navel gazing. However Antonio Banderas gets better and better with age as an actor. You Tube
4.5
A beautifully crafted self portrait from Alomodvar, elevated by Antonio Banderas affecting performance. A rich dose of intimate cinema, with an addict .. You Tube
4.5
Colorful, vibrant, bright in the way you want from Almodvar...if youre a fan, you already know, but if youre coming to this for the first time, its a .. You Tube
4.0
Banderas is the best part of the movie, with a tour de force performance...a master filmmaker forging a new path... You Tube
4.0
Still, theres no need to see autobiography in everything that happens on screen. The Times
4.0
The hangdog expression is riven with pain, and plays Mallo as emotionally cauterised yet beneath it all still desperate to connect, to love and to mak .. The Times
3.0
Like many of Almodovars films, this one is emotional and personal. I think this film appeals to an older audience with its story about reconnecting wi .. Lariat
5.0
While were never quite sure how much is direct autobiography, the result is revealing, hugely emotive and arguably his most mature work to date. Radio Times
4.0
AP 32/49 Varda by Agns For a film thats almost entirely narrated by Agns Vardas own voice, it doesnt feel driven by ego, but by pure intellectual and .. Independent
4.5
Antonio Banderas gives the performance of his career playing Pedro Almodovar, the director who discovered him. Pain and Glory, suffused with memory an .. Rolling Stone
5.0
Aug.19 19/Mexico 1h52 SUNDANCE FILM FEST Theres a loose adolescent energy to this drama set in mid 1980s Mexico City. Shadows On The Wall
4.0
Pain and Glory is a celebration of art, not just as a form of entertainment or provocation, but as lifeblood. Pop Matters
4.4
In a way, casting Banderas is yet another special piece of Almodvars biography hes added into this highly personal film. Just dont take the film liter .. New York Post
4.5
Almodvar may well have mixed feelings about the Q&A as a film tradition. The Guardian
4.0
A masterful, melancholy, tender, lacerating self examination, filled with colour and light and the ghosts of those he has loved. Almodovar at 70, and .. Smh
4.5
But when we first see him, played by Antonio Banderas, hes not directing a movie. Npr
4.5
Performing at his mature finest, Banderas moves up and down the emotional register from mournful to puckish to regretful to freshly hopeful with a res .. Npr
5.0
Its almost a surprise Banderas won at Cannes because his is the kind of subdued excellence that doesnt get much awards attention. Star Tribune
4.4
I dont know .. Salvador replies, just as the anesthetic kicks in. Toronto Star
3.0
And, while hardly the directors most emotionally honest work, its a story that speaks compellingly, if a touch reticently, about the patchwork nature .. Flim List
4.5
Pain & Glory is a notably reserved entry for Almodvar, both in terms of its story and formal approach, but thats not to say hes on autopilot. Film Inquiry
4.5
Albeit this particular, vastly personal exploration teeters onto the deeper, darker end of it how grief and pain feel when art doesnt exist within tho .. Film Inquiry
3.5
Growing up, Salvador becomes a church choirboy and experiences a sexual awakening watching bricklayer Eduardo (Cesar Vicente) washing his muscled body .. Susang Ranger
4.4
Painful for sure, but glorious too, Pain and Glory is Spanish wunderkind Pedro Almodvars best and most moving film in years a brave and wrenching self .. Observer
4.5
This charming little film packs more heart than most blockbusters combined. Flickering Myth
4.5
Pain and Glory is a tapestry, stitching together timelines and characters, all towards a whole that you werent quite expecting, but once its thrown ov .. Flickering Myth
4.5
The memory and the pleasure arent enough; Almodvar has a story to rush into. New Yorker
4.5
There is something thrilling, not dulled, in the very honesty of the film, and in the vigor with which feelings, expressed at any age, can strike us l .. New Yorker
4.5
If you dont get the confirmation within 10 minutes, please check your spam folder. Time
2.0
By its close its a film that clings onto your heartstrings and doesnt let go. The Film Stage
4.4
Working with the legends of his long career to operationalize his past, Almodovar crafts a singularly unique and medium specific autobiography in whic .. Chicago Tribune
3.8
At 59, Banderas retains those smoldering matinee idol looks, only hes aged into them. Boston Globe
3.0
On paper I wouldve told you that there arent many things more dull to watch than someone struggling from depression and back pain, and though Almodvar .. Uproxx
4.5
However, what it lacks in inventiveness it more than makes up for in its reflective charm. Birth Movies Death
5.0
Pain and Glory is Almodvars best work for years, marvellously framed and composed, comparatively restrained for him, hugely enjoyable moment by moment .. Standard
4.5
His home is beautiful, a finely manicured labyrinth of overstuffed bookcases, a gigantic television, every wall covered in priceless artwork. Pajiba
5.0
an NC 17 stunner thats only grown in significance since its debut. Movie Freak
3.0
Antonio Banderas gives his best, most committed performance in years as a film director looking back over his life in Pain and Glory, a typically rich .. Detroit News
4.4
For forty years, Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodvar has made feature films with distinctive flair: literally and figuratively colorful, witty, sexy and .. Groucho Reviews
3.5
Pain and Glory is the Spanish auteurs scrapbook of memories culled from his own life a fictionalised self portrait which journeys into the heart, mind .. Firstpost
2.0
Cruzs depiction is heartfelt and affectionate without being overstated or schmaltzy. The Play List
4.4
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it. Film Freak Central
5.0
We get melodrama, comedy, infographics and theatrical monologues, all moving toward a sensuous climactic sequence that beautifully illustrates that ho .. Now Toronto
4.5
His egomania and self effacement are more mesmerizing than melodramatic. Film School Rejects
4.0
Banderas gives a singular performance as this confounded architect, fluctuating between earnestness and fervour, cheerfulness and gloom. Film Ink
5.0
It is also, undoubtedly, one of the directors best works and among the best films of the year. Cine Vue
5.0
I dont know..you never know until.. Verdict Pain & Glory is another victory for the auteur Pedro Almodovar and sees Antonio Banderas deliver a career .. Mirror
4.0
The protagonist Salvador Mallo (Antonio Banderas) is a film maker and writer whose creativity has effectively dried up. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
5.0
As well as expressing his views on love, loss and filmmaking, Almodvar addresses broader political and social themes, offering thinly veiled critiques .. Lw Lies
4.5
Pain and Glory considers both elements of its title, and though the former weighs heavy, its the warmth that lingers in the small moments that resonat .. Abc
4.0
Indeed, Banderas remarkably nuanced performance does plenty of this films heavy lifting and elevates it into something quite sublime. Nz Herald
4.5
I love seeing Banderas directed by Almodvar, especially in this role which is obviously a stand in for the director himself. He uneasily occupies the .. The Stranger
3.0
The brash young star of those audacious early films is now the perfect embodiment of the world weary director. Cleve Land
4.0
Pain and Glory wants to be 8 1/2 but seemed to me about six and a quarter. Ft
3.0
Pain and Glory may be too meandering to live up to the lofty standards of Almodvars best work, but for aficionados it is, if nothing else, a fascinati .. Ft
4.0
By this he doesnt refer to a physical resemblance there isnt any but to the intermingling strands of the fictional characters life and his own. Independent Ie
5.0
Pain and Glory might be the most sublime work either of the men has had their name on for many years. Stuff
4.3
I feel shallow writing that, but dont perceive any virtue in a toned down, responsible Almodovar. Ar Kansas Online
4.0
So he goes searching to reconnect with that spirit hes lost, leaving no seminal stone unturned. Film Racket
4.5
All this adds a film at once honest and exhibitionist, but perfectly consistent with the creative moment Almodvar lives today.
4.4
...one of Almodovars least exuberant productions and one of his best. Larsen On Film
4.5
Salvador Mallo, as hes called, is a filmmaker from Madrid, and hes fast approaching the 30th anniversary of one of his great early films: Taste, a car .. Vanity Fair
4.0
One way in which Salvador isnt Almodovar is that the real director remains coolly potent. The Arts Desk
2.0
Then there is the looming question: Is an artist still an artist if they arent producing work Its an interesting question, but Almodvar never satisfyi .. The Arts Desk
4.5
Mixes darkness with light, melancholia with drollery, nostalgia with renewal, and regret for lost love with ineffable tenderness. Wsj
4.5
The latest from Pedro Almodvar is quiet and introspective as his latest autobiographical stand in explores a late in life rut. The Filmy Ap
3.0
You sense that urgency in every word of Almdovars eloquently worded script and every ounce of Banderas soul searching portrayal. Patriot Ledger
4.5
Marriane is hired to secretly paint a pre wedding portrait of Hlose (Adle Haenel), who doesnt want to be married and, like her sister, may even kill h .. Film
4.4
Almodovars stylized and meta slice of self representation is as visually stunning as it is emotionally effective. Chicago Sun Times
4.5
Cal and Oyster are more like plot devices than fully fleshed human beings, and theres too much Spectacle without enough Truth. Nyc Movie Guru
4.5
Whats most impressive here is the quietly amusing way Banderas conveys both the agony and ecstasy of his situation. Straight
2.0
Theres plenty of artfulness on display in the intertwining of life and what gets made of it, but also a fair helping of artifice. Art imitating life, .. Sandiego Reader
4.0
He suffers from tinnitus, migraines, back pain from a recent operation, and a disturbing choking reflex when eating. We Live Entertainment
4.0
What emerges is a portrait of an artist living life backwards old films, old loves and old enmities are resurfacing. Straits Times
4.5
The great ridiculousness of the whole enterprise, however, makes Deerskin light on its feet and hilarious throughout. The Ringer
4.0
Its beautifully acted by Banderas and Sbaraglia, full of aching silences and what once was. Dead Line
4.5
That Papicha is imperfect doesnt negate Meddours talent or the potential audience for the film. Film Comment
4.5
However, Pain and Glory doesnt register as a settling of scores withor an exorcism ofthe past, but as a conciliatory exercise of remembrance, an array .. Film Comment
3.0
The well crafted movie offers many expressive moments for the grateful director to look back on. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
4.5
Pain and Glory is a karmic triumph, using memory and chance to champion the idea that a good life, kindly lived, always has its rewards. One Room With A View
4.0
While Salvador didnt exactly hold a grudge, they didnt part on good terms. Solzy At The Movies
4.4
Antonio Banderas is compelling in Almodovars best work of late, full of the physical pain of life and the spiritual glory of film making, in this deep .. Awards Circuit
3.8
Its laden with Almodvars typical penchant for soapy melodrama, but it remains grounded thanks largely to the finely tuned work of lead actor Antonio B .. No La
3.0
Am I being too cynical Almodvar, who turns 70 in September, hasnt directed a lifetime achievement highlight reel. Film Avclub
3.0
For a semi autobiographical work, however, this portrait of encroaching infirmity feels disappointingly remote and unfocused. Film Avclub
4.5
Though this isnt my favorite of Almodovars canon (that honor goes to All About My Mother), I cant help but appreciate just how masterful this is. Scene Stealers
4.5
As it stands, this indie drama is a haunting and elegiac ode to San Franciscos storied past, in flux present, and uncertain future. The Daily Beast
3.0
Anchored by strong work from Antonio Banderas, this is a quiet, reflective piece of work that simmers with emotion. Bowling Green Daily News
4.0
And while this is going on, hes desperately hunting for anything that will inspire him to make a movie again. Alternate Ending
4.4
Almodvar shows us that, even after nearly two dozen features over several decades, he can still hold an audience in his hand and surprise it. Seattle Times
3.0
Lurking in Banderas voiceover is a fond sense of melancholy that acts as a confessional for the character hes embodying. Fresh Fiction
3.5
No, there isnt much glory in Pain & Glory, or much of the irreverent energy that powered classics like Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. Seven Day Svt
4.0
Its a mellifluous, touching story right up to the final shot, a clever reveal that brings the past and the present back together. National Post
4.5
Its an exquisitely put together film, beautifully designed, much of which has lingered in my memory, but I wonder how much interest and pleasure someo .. Bfi
4.5
Pain and Glory is anchored in a terrific performance by Banderas: minimal gestures and economical conversations give little away. As such, the mysteri .. Bfi
3.0
This is a less purposefully provocative Almodovar film, evocative and understatedly emotional, acted with a mature grace by Banderas. Original Cin
4.5
Bell is terrific in the title role and the film as a whole is a confident combination of the amiable and the uncompromising. The Australian
4.0
This film is a reflection of ones self and Almodvar holds absolutely nothing back. Rendy Reviews
4.0
This film is a reflection of ones self and Almodvar holds absolutely nothing back. Rendy Reviews
5.0
The final shot of Pedro Almodvars achingly beautiful Pain and Glory is the stuff that cinematic perfection is made of. Third Coast Review
4.5
All these performances (Pain and Glory is the best acted film of year) idealize complicated human relations. National Review
4.5
Almodvar doesnt seem to realise what a howler the play is, riddled with clich (Maybe love can move mountains) and mixed metaphors: Madrid was a minefi .. New States Man
3.0
There are some sly, funny touches, but the storyline is thin and forgettable, and the voice cast merely sound like their predecessors. The New Paper
4.0
The layers persist and insist and lap gently toward shore: cinematic fiction will transform all. New City Film
4.0
Its a genre that is often self indulgent and occasionally angry and aggrieved but in the hands of the 70 year old Spanish master becomes a gentle and .. Winnipeg Free Press
1.5
My problem with Banderass interpretation is that the character leaves me cold or smells of eternal imposture. Everyone has fun as they want or as they .. El Pais (Spain)
4.5
While my description of Pain & Glory might paint a depressing picture, I assure you that Almodvar doesnt want to leave the viewer down. Daily Film Fix
3.5
In the act of remembering and reconciling, the protagonist and the director show a vulnerability that goes beyond the homage and, although it does not ..
4.5
His body cant take the strain of directing a film, and while people tell him to write, he doesnt want to write anything that he cant shoot. Fw Weekly
5.0
But now hes feeling the universal blur of old age dissolving his edges. Datebook Sfchronicle
4.4
Mallo also tells her that hes just re seen and enjoyed Sabor, a film he made 32 years earlier, and though he insists he doesnt hold a grudge, hes clea .. Ap News
4.4
Almodovar masterfully handles flashbacks, making past and present seem naturally connected. He shifts from truth to fiction with deftness and clarity. .. Sf Examiner
4.0
Banderas, an Almodvar mainstay, gives an introspective career best performance. Spectrum Culture
4.5
Infused with dazzling color and emotional dynamism, Pain and Glory marks another beautiful work thanks sot eh genius of Pedro Almodovar. Wp Me
4.5
The script, penned by Almodvar, doesnt go deep enough to be considered either a great character study, nor a strong situational drama. Vulture
4.5
Its as touching, uncompromising and arousing as anything Almodvar has made, even if it is a departure. Battleship Pretension
4.4
Longtime Almodvar collaborator (and alter ego) Antonio Banderas, looking quite Clooney esque with a salt n pepper beard, plays Salvador Mallo, a cheri .. Cambridge Day
4.5
Banderas delivers one of his greatest performances in Pain and Glory, evoking an artist slightly weighed down by life. Entertainment Voice
4.5
Pain and Glory is like getting a letter from Almodovar, but whats here is not all in words. He may not quite be the last filmmaker left who understand .. Metro Active
4.4
This gorgeously designed film by Pedro Almodovar is typically thoughtful and witty, especially in the way it suggests how age modifies old passions. Heral
3.1
We may not emerge from the film transformed, but we have at least been visually regaled. Film Festival Today
3.5
Theres plenty going on here and much of it is tantalisingly murky and unsaid, and yet this is still an affectingly human drama featuring gorgeously re .. Adelaide Review
4.0
The cast and the direction, particularly the shifting moods, make the film worth several viewings. Impulse Gamer
4.5
Its time for Lee to remember the compassionate visionary he once was and to be that visionary again. Willamette Week
4.4
For a semi autobiographical work, however, this portrait of encroaching infirmity feels disappointingly remote and unfocused. Baltimoresun
4.5
Though certifiably solipsistic (and a barely veiled autobiography), the film doesnt feel mired by these qualities; from its very opening,moves easily. Metro Times
3.0
In looking back together, us and him, we cherish the beautiful memories and enduring bond that Salvador and Federico have. We have it with Almodovar a .. The Film Experience
4.5
Tonally, this is nothing new for Almodvar, but theres something truly special about the groove he finds with Banderas. The Spool
4.5
It isnt a consistent effort, but as it finds its own catharsis, it invites the viewer to join in. The Spool
3.8
Antonio Banderas has never been better than he is here. The connection he has with Almodovar is clear, moving, and utterly effective. Hollywood News
4.5
As always with Almodvars films, the art direction vibrantly expresses the environment for each scene, with credit to Maria Clara Notaris expressive de .. Kdhx
5.0
Hes an aging enfant who feels just terrible: gut pains, migraines, anxiety, spinal agony, tinnitus. Aarp
3.0
Has the aesthetics that always characterize his style and some moments of affectivity, but it lacks emotional strength and I immediately perceive that ..
3.0
Thats not to say that this nostalgic and personal film isnt pleasant to watch. Bbc
4.5
Pain and Glory is perceptive about how artists double down on their aesthetic peccadillos and subject matter in their late periods audiences be damned .. Cinema Scope
4.5
Its an introspective, frequently sorrowful film about a man who doesnt realize that he isnt an irredeemable soul, and Banderas balances Salvadors ego .. The Gate
4.5
This film, an introspective reflection of personal and professional choices, is touchingly told. Mid Day
4.0
A lugubrious piece about an ageing man who, if not exactly undergoing a full on epiphany, makes marginal, elegiac steps towards a more hopeful future. Patrick Nabarro
4.0
Art imitates art imitating life in Pedro Almodvars brilliant, autobiographical new film. Metro Weekly
4.5
He suffers so much pain that he doesnt think he can direct another movie and doesnt want to write anything he cant direct. Leonard Mal
4.4
No matter how close this story is to Almodvars own truth, he makes this story feel real, which maybe is all that matters. Movie Cricket
4.4
Its a film as much about the healing power of cinema as it is about Almodvar himself. From the Front Row
5.0
But though hes exasperating hes never less than interesting, some feat considering his complaints. Caution Spoilers
3.1
Its nothing special per se, but theres nothing distinguishable about its presentation. Dwight Brown Ink
4.0
A quiet, quirky delight that treads softly, often beautifully, between melancholy and joy. Herald Scotland
1.5
For Lapid, hes the vehicle for one narrative provocation after another. The Nation
4.0
The film is an obligation and necessity for all those viewers who throughout the years have learned to know and love Almodvar. Full Review in Spanish Enfil Me
4.5
Loach in his 80s is free of cynicism and irony, and thats refreshing. Bangkok Post
4.0
Six thousand miles east of Spain, Korean co writer and director Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer) isnt executing things as delicately in Parasite, a meticulo .. Sa Current
5.0
A great film that when it ends, youre left with a desire to see more and more.
3.0
A rather distanced affair, albeit sprinkled with these small, beautiful moments of personal filmmaking Worldo Free L
4.5
The content of Addiction, Salvadors breakthrough work, seems familiar and even banal. World Socialist Web Site
1.5
Banderas is less muscular here, losing weight to play the infirmed auteur. 812 Film Reviews
4.0
Salvador says he writes to excise pieces of himself too difficult to face when it actually renders him vulnerable enough to revisit and embrace the fo .. Jaredmobarak
4.0
Almodvar brings us back to his very distinctive world... with several self referential and metalinguistic winks. El antepenúltimo mohicano ..
4.5
Pain and Glory is the sort of exquisite, quietly observed film that gets its audience to lean forward. Brightest Young Things
4.0
Overall, Pain and Glory is Almodvars most deeply affecting film to date that highlights Banderas talent through a subtly emotive performance. Flick Feast
5.0
One of the best pictures of 2019. Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, and Leonardo Sbaraglia that shine brightest in Almodvars 21st full length feature .. Victoria Advocate
4.0
Pain and Glory is a personal movie about the dedication to make films and about first love. Konexión
4.5
The movie doesnt have the ironic intelligence of similar films about louche capitalism, such as Wolf of Wall Street, but Lopez gives it a feminist ang .. Ex Press
4.5
What his fans dont know is Salvo suffers from endless pain due to a fused spine and several chronic illnesses. idobi.com
4.5
If anything, Once Upon a Timein Hollywood is a movie that celebrates the marginalized Tinseltown journeyman. Book & Film Globe
4.4
Almodovar makes this internal trip a spellbinding and soulful exercise whatever other things he has in common with his avatar here, being creatively b .. Madison
4.5
Banderas, who won Best Actor at Cannes and deserves further recognition, has never been so bold, wily, and vulnerable. That Shelf
4.0
A film of solidity, precision and conviction unavoidable by a director in full artistic maturity.
3.0
It doesnt require a huge leap to suggest that Salvadors growing addiction to heroin speaks to Almodvars compulsive need to continue directing for as l .. The Digital Fix
4.5
But in Pain and Glory, theres no place but for raw emotions, vivid memories and piercing pain. Awards Watch
4.5
Yet, ironically, this dark byway ends up igniting a creative spark. Arts Fuse
4.3
Im a little bummed so few people are going to see this in theaters surrounded by laughter. Just the fact that Netflix is getting a movie about Dolemit .. Weekend Warrior Blog Tumbl ..
4.5
He cant make movies anymore not because the interest or ideas arent there, but because hes physically incapable. Nashville Scene
4.5
The entire movie is filmed with bright blocks of color inhabiting the sets, costumes, and graphics. Smash Cut Reviews
1.5
Despite reservations about a film whose whole sometimes seems better than its parts, Pain and Glory is a lovely, moving and compelling work, like ever .. Haaretz
4.5
Pain and Glory, Almodvars superb new film, scintillates with the same empathy and auto fictional flair of earlier works, but opens up a new chapter wh .. Mubi
4.5
Deservedly so, as its the kind of performance that makes you feel like youre seeing a familiar face for the first time. Wbur
2.0
...its a great director looking inward, matched with an actor giving it all hes got and going to places we never knew he was capable of. Movie Show Plus
5.0
Trying to decipher what is fiction and what could be fact is a waste of time as it really doesnt matter. VultureHound
3.0
Of course, Pedro Almodvars Pain and Glory isnt really about the film business at all. Flickering Myth
4.5
Pain and Glory is one of the best films of Almodvar, in which a deep emotional journey is made. Excelsior
4.5
The film is suggestive and hushed, kept in that encounter between dualities and contradictions, pains and glories that have been and will be Almodvars ..
5.0
The film reaches a level of perfection that is difficult to surpass. El Mundo (Spain)
4.5
A sublime dance between the past and present ensues. Banderas performance becomes the constant in the center, fluctuating between mournful disappointm .. Sd City Beat
4.5
This might be a referential film world, but theres real life behind it, too. Seventh Row
4.4
Antonio Banderas offers a nuanced and moving performance in Almodvars most personal and introspective film.
4.5
I dont think hes given a better performance before, at least not that one that encapsulates his versatile abilities. KSDK
3.8
Its a film about artistic inertia that comes dangerously close to feeling inert itself. Baltimore Magazine
4.0
We hadnt seen an Almodovar so lucid and passionate for so long... Pain and Glory is affectionately crafted with courage and intimacy Always Good Movies
4.0
Pain and Glory is a compelling film which makes us sympathise with a complex, sensitive human being, his loves, friendships and regrets. He is someone .. Dogandwolf
4.5
A rather extraordinary movie... Ultimately, it is a study of the instability in the mind, the outer instability in the world, and what happens when th .. FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los A ..
1.5
This megabore, legacy aside, runs 2 hours and 45 minutes and doesnt do a thing to help itself. What She Said Radio
5.0
The script is more introspective and universal than one might expect. We Are Movie Geeks
4.5
Talking about the Almodvars movie Dolor y Gloria is talking about a contemplative and extremely human film. Chilango.com
4.0
Their dtente is volatile, but the lure of the obliterative brown powder proves an enduring balm for Salvadors smorgasbord of pain.
5.0
When hes asked what hell do if he doesnt make movies, Salvador shrugs and mutters, Live, I guess.
4.5
Just know that your heart might be recruited to pound right along with an effectively simple score from the Newton Brothers. Jmuvies Blog Spot
4.5
A tender yet resolutely unsentimental meditation about family born and chosen, All About My Mother prompted film historian David Thomson to gush, A sw .. Bay Area Reporter
3.0
Banderas delivers an exquisite performance as the Almodvar inspired Salvador.
4.5
But if were talking about complete and effortless mastery of the craft, about storytelling so eloquent and breezily compelling it feels like second na .. Awards Daily
4.5
As an intricate study of reflection and regret, companionship and bliss, Pain and Glory is simply stunning. Awards Daily
4.5
Yay Pedro Almodvars artistic direction Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruzs superlative performances Alberto Iglesias musical scre Nay! Latestly
5.0
Its tragic and psychologically devastating, comical and beautifully confessional, and though theres a sense that it may not resolve its narrative stra .. Brisbanista
3.5
The whole thing is like a series of postcards: memories collected throughout life, filtered through the lens of Salvadors miserable twilight years. Exclaim!
4.5
With Pain and Glory Almodvar and Banderas remind us just how magical and enduring their professional relationship past and, we can only hope, future h .. Awfj
3.0
In a film packed with wall to wall beauty, the ending is a mind searing image. Texas Art & Film
5.0
With a film that is so steeped in the personal life of a director its hard to not see this as being a passion project for Almodvar. Screen Queens
4.5
Almodvar has made two other movies about film directors: 1987s Law of Desire and 2004s Bad Education. Newport This Week
2.0
Hes afflicted with creative paralysis and debilitating illnesses: migraines, tinnitus, panic attacks, relentless back pain, and a reflex to choke on s .. The Filtered Lens
4.0
Featuring one of the finest performances of Antonio Banderas career, Pain and Glory is a moving and powerful elegy that one cannot help but think mirr .. Should I See It
4.0
It turns out Alberto is still using heroin, and pretty soon Salvador is as well, finding it offers better relief from his chronic pain than the prescr .. The Arts St L
5.0
A film director (Antonio Banderas) reflects on the choices hes made in life as the past and present come crashing down around him.
4.0
Antonio Banderas plays aging filmmaker Salvador Mallo in Pedro Almodvars masterful new film, Pain and Glory. North Shore News (Vancouve ..
4.0
Pain and Glory is less electric than Almdovars earlier and more impassioned melodramas, but no less colourful. Culture Whisper
4.5
He has arthritis, bursitis, tinnitus and, not surprisingly, depression. America Magazine
4.0
Antonio Banderas gives one of the best performances of his career.
4.5
Antonio Banderas... is tremendously layered as the despondent Salvador.
4.5
The quiet, deliberate and slowly building Pain & Glory may not have all the exuberant cinematic flourishes for which Almodvar is known but its power r .. Houston Chronicle
4.0
Pain and Glory isnt a direct autobiography, but theres a connection between Almodvar and Salvador and its not just the hair. Planet S Magazine
4.0
Almodvar never experienced a creative dry spell like the one depicted here, but after a couple of relatively ho hum efforts in Im So Excited! and Juli .. Dare Daniel
0.5
More than any other festival, Cannes has aligned itself withand indeed been a defining force behindthe largely male, Eurocentric art film canon that w .. Art Forum
3.0
Hardcore Almodvar fans will swoon at the metatextural layers herein, but more casual cineastes, fans of excellent cinema wherever it can be found, wil .. Austin 360
3.0
This isnt an addiction movie, at least not in the conventional sense.
3.8
Although Jacinta feels a sense of belonging in this nestled community, Salvador doesnt fit in, and she is acutely aware. Phoenix Film Festival
4.0
Penelope Cruz as Salvadors mother... in a contained and delicious performance. Star Telegram
4.0
A career best performance from Antonio Banderas. Pedro Almodvar provides us with a complex emotional story of personal growth and exploration. Next Best Picture
5.0
But where Fellinis self indulgent misogyny betrays the emotional impact of his film for some, Almodvars vision is far more resonant and less formally .. Deep Focus Review
3.0
essential for the directors fans, but perhaps a little dry and self absorbed for the general public... film-authority.com
4.5
Salvador knows he has to stop making mistakes and find the key to a rebirth of his many passions filmmaking, love, friendships. Much of what Banderas .. Niagara Gazette
5.0
Antonio Banderas shines in the role of a lifetime. His ability to capture the essence of Almodovar down to the most inconsequential detail, makes it s .. The Jewish Chronicle
4.5
Salvador and Federicos kiss distills the essence of Pain and Glory, a film about moribundity that marvelously reanimates its maker and its star. 4 Columns
5.0
Pain and Glory is not only one of Almodovars most self referential films, it is also one of his best. The AU Review
4.5
Pain and Glory is a great directors rumination on the act of making art in itself what stops an artist from working, and how to rediscover the glory o .. Citizen Damepod
4.0
Glory came accompanied by pain, feels absurd but, isnt reality absurd An impecable work from both Banderas and Almodovar. Seventh Art Studio
3.0
Its as if Banderas has some revealing to do too, through the guise of his directors life thats how revelatory and breathlessly personal it feels. Film Mixtape
4.5
A very complex character study; impeccably acted, written and directed.
1.5
In essence, Rocketman is a superficial game of hits from the first part of his career, well designed for the pleasure of his countless fans. La Jornada
4.5
Well hardly find in contemporary cinema such a vigorous embodiment of physical pain and existential anxiety, as the one achieved by the character of S .. La Jornada
4.4
Movie review: Pedro Almodvar and Antonio Banderas deliver intimate, empathetic autobiographical meditation with Pain and Glory An engrossing and empat .. The Oklahoman
4.5
Pain and Glory generates tremendous emotion as it unfolds. This is an exceptional film by a mature director who taps into his own pain in ways that cr .. Epgn
4.5
Its the kind of soapy, talky Spanish language drama thats guaranteed to satisfy festival attendees. Miami New Times
4.0
I cant think of another living director whose examination of the creative process could be so emotionally involving. Gay Essential
4.0
Courtesy of Almodvars masterful direction and a career finest performance from Banderas, we feel every moment with Salvador. cultbox
1.5
The first, Q & A with Director Pedro Almodvar and Antonio Banderas, is little more than a post screening Q&A. Like many Q&As it is enticing in its pos .. Edge Media Network
4.5
This thesis on creation is Almodvars best and most essential film in years. Unseen Films
4.5
Yet, what impresses me the most about Pain and Glory is the way it sits comfortably by itself as a film that doesnt hinge on having a deep knowledge, .. The Curb
3.5
Banderas ... is consistently good at conveying vulnerability, but he takes it to another level here, delivering a performance that captures the exhaus .. MeierMovies.com
4.5
He knocks on the door of Alberto Crespo (the magnificent Asier Etxeandia), the films lead actor. Isthmus
4.5
The equal of Phoenixs villain: a nasty, masochistic piece of work possessed by the notion the world must heed its lone wolf howl, even though it has n .. Fortune
4.0
His performance is dialled down and melancholy like hes slowly imploding as his spine contracts like a fist. The Wee Review
1.5
The most autobiographic of Almodovars films, not only because of the story but also of the cast El Heraldo
4.5
The documentary effectively explains the break between Italy and Maradona after the 1 to 1 that eliminated the host team. Caimán Cuadernos de Cine
4.5
No one directs him like Almodvar, and theres something beautiful about the perfect symbiosis of their powers. Fishnet Cinema
1.5
Im fairly certain that the film is pro Brexit, but exactly how I dont know, and after Dunkirk I dont care. The Baffler
4.0
And though there are moments of coincidence that could only be fiction (the picture in the art gallery, for example) the structure is a constant remin ..
5.0
Pedro Almodovar finds a perfect and surprising match in Antonio Banderas. The Canberra Times (Austra ..



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