Filmmaker Pedro Almodovar loves women and he's not afraid to announce it either. Probably one of the most fearless and creative directors working today, Almodovar has consistently explored what it is to be a woman and it seems like his level of enthrallment increases with every film.
In his latest, "Volver," Almodovar returns to his favored and sacred theme of mothers and daughters ("All About My Mother" and the earlier "High Heels" leap to mind), and this time he shuts out the men altogether it's just him and the girls.
This is a man who grew up among many sisters and aunts, listened to their conversations, learned to appreciate their concerns and became that rarity among male filmmakers: someone who knows what women want. (Who else could make a movie about two women consigned to hospital beds in permanent comas, and title it "Talk To Her?") Almodovar certainly knows how to treat women and judging from "Volver" he has a special place in his heart for mothers and daughters.