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A film director, his trans sister and an obsessive lover; Almodovar's breakthrough in Spain.

Two men caring for two comatose women; Almodovar's Oscar for the screenplay.

A blind screenwriter remembers the film and the woman that blinded him; Penelope Cruz.

A retired bullfighter and a lawyer share a taste for killing; Banderas early.

A discharged patient kidnaps an actress and waits for her to love him; the film that changed US ratings.

A director, a childhood friend and a story about a priest; noir in a Catholic school.

A mother writes to the daughter who cut her off; Alice Munro relocated to Spain.

Antonio Banderas as an ageing director looking back; Almodovar's autobiography.