Pedro Almodovar

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'Strange Way Of Life': Pedro Almodóvar's Western Short Film Will Star Ethan Hawke & Pedro Pascal
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According to an interview with IndieWire, Pedro Almodóvar has revealed that his next project is going to be a 30-minute English-language short film titled, "Strange Way of Life." This comes on the heels of his previous English-language short, "The Human Voice," which debuted two years ago. These two projects are serving as ways for Almodóvar to work in English-language productions without jumping headfirst into a feature-length project, just yet.

"It's very convenient for me," Almodóvar said. "I feel much freer to do things in English this way."

"Strange Way of Life" stars Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal and is expected to begin production in August. The short is said to be a Western and will follow the story of a sheriff and a gunslinger who find their paths crossing. The short is produced by the filmmaker's studio, El Deseo, as well as Saint Laurent, whose head designer Anthony Vaccarello will also work as a costume designer.

"So one of them travels through the desert to find the other," he said. "There will be a showdown between them, but really the story is very intimate."

When asked if the relationship turns romantic, Almodóvar said, "You can guess. I mean, masculinity is one of the subjects of the movie."

Film fans who have been following Almodóvar's career over the years might learn about this project and immediately become reminded of when the filmmaker was approached to direct "Brokeback Mountain" years ago. Almodóvar would eventually pass because he "never believed that they would give me complete freedom and independence to make what I wanted." The film would eventually go to Ang Lee and the rest is Oscar-winning history.

While talking about "Brokeback Mountain" and why his vision wouldn't have ever gotten made, Almodóvar said, "The relation between these two guys is animalistic. It was a physical relationship. The punch of the movie comes when they have to separate, and Heath Ledger discovers that he can't think about leaving. That's a strong discovery. But until that moment, it is animalistic, and for me, it was impossible to have that in the movie because it was a Hollywood movie. You could not have these two guys fucking all the time."

While "Strange Way of Life" doesn't share a lot of the same DNA as "Brokeback Mountain," the filmmaker admits that the short "could be like my answer to 'Brokeback Mountain.'"

Again, taking on two English-language shorts back-to-back seems to be the perfect practice for Almodóvar, as he preps for "A Manual for Cleaning Women," which is expected to begin production in early 2023 with Cate Blanchett attached to star. "Strange Way of Life" doesn't have an expected release date, but if "The Human Voice" is any indication, expect Almodóvar's new short to have a long festival run before arriving in theaters and/or at home.

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Quote from: DeadlineOscar-winning Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar will not be making his first English-language feature directorial debut with A Manual for Cleaning Women, which has Cate Blanchett set to star and produce under her Dirty Films, Deadline has learned.

The filmmaker finally had all the elements to realize the magnitude of this future production. However, he came to the decision that he's not ready to tackle such a monumental project in English. A search for another director is underway.

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A man rides a horse across the desert that separates him from Bitter Creek. He comes to visit Sheriff Jake. Twenty-five years earlier, both the sheriff and Silva, the rancher who rides out to meet him, worked together as hired gunmen. Silva visits him with the excuse of reuniting with his friend from his youth, and they do indeed celebrate their meeting, but the next morning Sheriff Jake tells him that the reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their old friendship.

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Sony Pictures Classics Releasing Pedro Almodóvar's Short 'Strange Way Of Life'
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Pedro Almodóvar's short film, Strange Way of Life, which had its world premiere at Cannes back in the spring, is hitting theaters in NYC and LA on Oct. 4 thanks to Sony Pictures Classics.

There will be an expansion nationwide on Oct. 6.

Pic stars Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal and will play in theaters alongside Almodóvar's 2020 short film, The Human Voice, starring Tilda Swinton, which was also distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. Together, the two shorts represent Almodóvar's only English-language projects to date. 

Strange Way of Life follows two gunmen who reunite after many years. In the film, a man rides a horse across the desert that separates him from Bitter Creek. He comes to visit Sheriff Jake. Twenty-five years earlier, both the sheriff and Silva, the rancher who rides out to meet him, worked together as hired gunmen. Silva visits him with the excuse of reuniting with his friend from his youth, and they do indeed celebrate their meeting, but the next morning Sheriff Jake tells him that the reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their old friendship... 

Produced by Almodóvar's El Deseo and presented by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello, Strange Way of Life, stars Pedro Casablanc, Manu Ríos, George Steane, José Condessa, Jason Fernández and Sara Sálamo. It is produced by Agustín Almodóvar, with Esther García as EP and Bárbara Peiró, Diego Pajuelo, and Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello as associate producers. 

The score is composed by 4x Oscar nominee Alberto Iglesias, a regular Almodóvar collaborator who received his most recent Oscar nomination in 2022 for Almodóvar's Paralell Mothers. All characters are costumed by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. 

SPC has long-teamed with Almodóvar on a majority of pics in his canon, including most recently Parallel Mothers in 2021 and Pain and Glory in 2019. Sony Pictures Classics, which received two Oscar nominations each. 

TIFF announced earlier today that they're honoring Almodóvar at their Tribute Awards next month with the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media presented by Participant.