Over the course of a decades-long career, the work of Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar has become a cornerstone of world cinema. He puts female stories front and centre, and his work made international superstars of Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz,
For RTÉ Arena, Conor Hanratty discusses his films of the Oscar-winning director, from Talk to Her to All About My Mother and beyond - listen above.
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