Pedro Almodóvar

Film director · 19 films (1980–2019)

Pedro Almodóvar is a director whose work here spans Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom (1980) to Pain and Glory (2019), across drama and comedy. 6 of those films were photographed by José Luis Alcaine. All 1,109 frames from 19 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.

Pedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation.

Born 25 September 1949 · Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Directing style

Almodóvar constructs intimate, interior-dominated dramas and mysteries by keeping the camera at eye-level, relying heavily on medium shots and closeups rendered with a shallow depth of field. His lighting leans on practical fixtures, window light, and fluorescent sources to shape a tense, lonely mood within indoor spaces. The visual palette balances warm, earthy wood tones and neutral grays with sudden, highly saturated punctures of primary blue and deep red.

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Films directed by Pedro Almodóvar

About Pedro Almodóvar

When was Pedro Almodóvar born?

Pedro Almodóvar was born on 25 September 1949 in Calzada de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

What films has Pedro Almodóvar directed?

FrameThrower holds stills from 19 of them: Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls Like Mom (1980), Labyrinth of Passion (1982), Dark Habits (1983), What Have I Done To Deserve This? (1984), Matador (1986), Law of Desire (1987), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988) and Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1989) and more.

Search every frame of Pedro Almodóvar’s films

All 1,109 indexed frames from 19 films directed by Pedro Almodóvar — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.