Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for Dolor y Gloria (a.k.a. Pain and Glory), the new film from Pedro Almodovar which reunites the director with his frequent collaborators Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz; watch it here…
“Dolor y Gloria narrates a series of reunions of Salvador Mallo, a film director in his decline. Some of them physical, others remembered: his childhood in the 60s, when he emigrated with his parents to Paterna, a town in Valencia in search of prosperity, the first wish, his first adult love and in Madrid of the 80s, the pain of the rupture of this love when it was still alive and pulsating, writing as the only therapy to forget the unforgettable, the early discovery of cinema and emptiness, the immeasurable emptiness before the impossibility of continuing to roll. “Pain and Glory” speaks of creation, of the difficulty of separating it from one’s life and the passions that give it meaning and hope. In the recovery of his past, Salvador finds the urgent need to narrate it, and in that need, he also finds his salvation.”
Originally published February 1, 2019. Updated January 31, 2019.
