Set against what may be the most luscious palette of colors ever seen on screen, this delirious farce follows several women, including the divine Carmen Maura, as they fly at breakneck speed (in inappropriate shoes) through the utter, debilitating, fantastic chaos of post-modern love. The film that brought wicked genius Almodóvar international fame is absurdly joyful, sexy, and life-affirming. "This is painless sexual politics, a fiendish comedy full of prickles and pain and the bright shiny pinks of a matador's cape." (Washington Post) 35mm
1988, color, 1 hour 28 minutes, Spain