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Spanish master Pedro Almodóvar's award-winning short films Strange Way of Life and The Human Voice bring some of our brightest stars—Ethan Hawke, Pedro Pascal, and Tilda Swinton—into two stories of love and loss. Followed by a filmed interview with Almodóvar.
Strange Way of Life/Extraña forma de vida: After 25 years, Silva (Pedro Pascal) rides a horse across the desert to visit his friend, Sheriff Jake (Ethan Hawke). They celebrate the meeting, but the next morning Jake tells him that the reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their relationship. [31 min; drama; English and Spanish with English subtitles]
The Human Voice/La voz humana: A woman (Tilda Swinton) watches time passing next to the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn't understand that his master has abandoned him. [30 min; drama; English and Spanish with English subtitles]
"Leave it to Almodóvar to take our breath away right before galloping into the sunset." — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times
"Please seek out The Human Voice as soon as you can. It is a short, shockingly beautiful exploration of the stages of abandonment." — Lorry Kikta, Film Threat
"Almodóvar has never been a typical director and watching him rework this genre [the western], with intense performances from Hawke and Pascal, who are masculine and vulnerable at the same time, is a great lesson in the very art of directing." — Alci Rengifo, Entertainment Voice
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