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Enjoyg s Canadian premiere at the 2019 Toronto Internatnal Film Ftival, Pa and Glory is the newt offerg om celebrated Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. Ranked as one of the bt 2019 gay TIFF films, Pa and Glory focs s story on agg Spanish director Salvador Mallo, played by Anton Banras. In the Pa and Glory film,

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PA AND GLORY FILM REVIEW: BANRAS STARS ALMODóVAR GAY DRAMA

Most noticeably, many of his films take place a gay landspe where voice is given to the margalized of society the shape of queer characters wh queer sir. In Pa and Glory, we fd Salvador Mallo, a gay director reluctantly firm and sudnly immersed his past, played wh balletic middle-aged rtrat by Anton Banras.

As a gay director who has always been preoccupied wh queer sexualy, Almodóvar necsarily subverts the typil trop of tofictn wh his lh eroticizatn of men. Enjoyg s Canadian premiere at the 2019 Toronto Internatnal Film Ftival, Pa and Glory is the newt offerg om celebrated Spanish director Pedro Almodó as one of the bt 2019 gay TIFF films, Pa and Glory focs s story on agg Spanish director Salvador Mallo, played by Anton the Pa and Glory film, Spa’s most acclaimed LGBT director weav a self reflective plot featurg flashbacks to the protagonists childhood.

Fans of the director’s signature style will fd happs his latt gay drama.

EXCLIVE: PEDRO ALMODóVAR ON WHY HE'S ALWAYS PUT QUEER CHARACTERS HIS MOVI"THEY ARE PART OF MY FILMS LIKE THEY ARE PART OF MY LIFE," SAYS THE "PA AND GLORY" {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAEJANUARY 21, 2020/1:13 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2667PX;WIDTH:4000PX;}OSR GONZALEZ/NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGSPANISH DIRECTOR PEDRO ALMODOVAR ATTENDS DOLOR Y GLORIA'S EXTEND VERSN FILM SCREENPLAY PRENTATN AT SALA EQUIS ON DECEMBER 12, 2019 MADRID, SPA. (PHOTO BY OSR GONZALEZ/NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAG)BY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAEJANUARY 21, 2020 / 1:13 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"EXCLIVE: PEDRO ALMODóVAR ON WHY HE'S ALWAYS PUT QUEER CHARACTERS HIS MOVI","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-01-21T18:13:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-01-21T18:13:41.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LTER FABIAN BRATHWAE","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPANISH TR PEDRO ALMODóVAR'S LATT FILM PA AND GLORY (DOLOR Y GLORIA) IS A RETURN TO FORM, HAVG GARNERED A SLEW OF ACLAS AND CRIL ACCLAIM, CLUDG TWO OSR NOMATNS FOR BT ACTOR (ANTON BANRAS) AND BT INTERNATNAL FEATURE.MANOLO PAVóN/SONY PICTUR CLASSICSANTON BANRAS AS SALVADOR "PA AND GLORY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHOSEN BY TIME AS THE BT FILM OF 2019, PA AND GLORY TELLS THE STORY OF ALMODóVAR SURROGATE SALVADOR MALLO (BANRAS), A FILM DIRECTOR HIS PHYSIL CLE, THROUGH A SERI OF RNNS AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AMONG THE ST, ALMODóVAR MASTAY PENéLOPE CZ PLAYS SALVADOR'S MOTHER WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER AND ARGENTE ACTOR LEONARDO SBARAGLIA PLAYS HIS FORMER LOVER FERI, WHOM HE MET MADRID THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS WH ALL OF HIS FILMS, ALMODóVAR DON'T SHY AWAY OM THE QUEERNS OF HIS CHARACTERS, WHICH HE SAYS HAS ALWAYS BEEN HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"EVER SCE MY FIRST FILM, I’VE ALWAYS SHOWN NATURALLY ALL THE SEXUAL ORIENTATNS I WAS AWARE OF," ALMODóVAR SAYS AN EXCLIVE CLIP OM THE BON FEATUR OM THE NEW BLU-RAY AND DVD RELEASE OF PA AND GLORY. "TO BE A TRANSVTE, GAY, HETEROSEXUAL, TRANSSEXUAL, OR BISEXUAL HAS NEVER BEEN A DRAMATIC PROBLEM MY FILMS. THEY ARE PART OF MY FILMS LIKE THEY ARE PART OF MY LIFE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALMODóVAR'S FIRST FEATURE FILM, 1980'S PEPI, LUCI, BOM, FOLLOWED THE TULAR BOM, A LBIAN PUNK-ROCK SGER, WHILE HIS SEND FILM (AND HIS FIRST OF MANY LLABORATNS WH BANRAS), 1982'S LABYRTH OF PASSN, CLUD A GAY MIDDLE EASTERN PRCE. FROM THE BEGNG, HIS WORK NONTED THE REAL LIV AND SUATNS OF QUEER AND GENR NONNFORMG PEOPLE BEE THAT WAS WHAT WAS FAIAR TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAYS ALMODóVAR, "...[] THE '80S AND '90S, WAS SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE THEM THE FILMS, TO MAKE THEM VISIBLE AND NORMAL. BUT EVEN MORE SO BEE, WHEN YOU PUT TO A STORY A TRANSSEXUAL, THEN YOU ARE ADDG A DYNAMIC PONENT. IT TRIGGERS A REACTN OM ALL OF THE OTHER CHARACTERS. THAT LEADS TO NEW SUATNS, WHICH WAS ALSO MY TERT AS THE NARRATOR."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PA AND GLORY IS OUT TODAY, JANUARY 21, ON BLU-RAY AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar and the st of Pa and and Glory is a Spanish language film which tells a seri of reenunters experienced by Salvador Mallo, a celebrated film director who is experiencg physil, mental and emotnal gay director liv a lavish home set a trendy Madrid neighbourhood. Throughout Pa and Glory, the dience disvers Salvador’s first sire (cema), first adult love the 80s (he’s gay) and the lastg pangs of a paful breakup.

Two stori termed by time and fate, which are rolved first story is when 9 year old Salvador first experienced the impulse of gay sire, fatg to the floor, awe of a betiful nu male body.

Hours later they meet Salvador’s glamoro apartment, rennectg over lost learn that Feri now liv Argenta, and reveals that Salvador was his last gay relatnship.

ANTON BANRAS HAD TO "KILL" HIMSELF TO PLAY THE GAY MAN WHO MA HIM A STARWH HIS CANN-WNG PERFORMANCE "PA AND GLORY," THE ACTOR PAYS TRIBUTE TO HIS MENTOR, DIRECTOR PEDRO ALMODóVAR. {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY LAWRENCE FERBEROCTOBER 3, 2019/9:31 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:3840PX;WIDTH:5760PX;}MANOLO PAVóN/SONY PICTUR CLASSICSANTON BANRAS AS SALVADOR "PA AND GLORY."BY LAWRENCE FERBEROCTOBER 3, 2019 / 9:31 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ANTON BANRAS HAD TO \"KILL\" HIMSELF TO PLAY THE GAY MAN WHO MA HIM A STAR","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-10-03T13:31:19.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-10-03T13:31:19.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LAWRENCE FERBER","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PEDRO ALMODóVAR HELPED TURN ANTON BANRAS TO A STAR, SO SEEMS FTG THAT BANRAS HAS NOW E FULL CIRCLE TO PORTRAY THE GAY SPANISH TR—OR AT LEAST A VERSN OF HIM—FOR THE SEMI-TOBGRAPHIL PA AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE FILM, SPA’S OFFICIAL OSRS ENTRY FOR BT INTERNATNAL FEATURE, DIRECTOR SALVADOR MALLO (BANRAS) IS NO LONGER LIVG HIS BT LIFE. HE’S WRACKED WH PHYSIL AILMENTS, PA, PANIC ATTACKS, AND A CREATIVE BLOCK. HE'S ALSO HNTED BY HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN A REVIVAL SCREENG OF HIS PIVOTAL 1980S FILM, SABOR, AFFORDS HIM THE CHANCE TO RENNECT WH S STAR ALBERTO (ASIER EXTEANDIA), THE PAIR, WHO'VE BEEN TRANGED FOR YEARS, BOND OVER HERO, AIR LONG-HELD GRIEVANC, AND EVENTUALLY LLABORATE AGA WHEN SALVADOR ALLOWS ALBERTO TO STAGE A MEMOIR TEXT AS A ONE-MAN MONOLOGUE… WHICH LEADS TO THE SUDN REAPPEARANCE OF FERI (LEONARDO SBARAGLIA), SALVADOR’S EX-LOVER. ALL THE WHILE, SALVADOR FLASH BACK TO HIS YEARS AS A CHILD, HIS GHT RELATNSHIP WH HIS MOTHER (PLAYED BY PENéLOPE CZ AND JULIETA SERRANO, AS A YOUNG AND ELRLY WOMAN, RPECTIVELY), AND HIS FIRST PANG OF SAME-SEX ATTRACTN TO AN ARTISTIC HANDYMAN (CéSAR VICENTE). WILL ANY OF THE EVENTS, PAST OR PRENT, HOLD THE KEY TO UNLEASHG HIS VISNARY SPIR AND WILL TO LIVE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TO PLAY THE 70-YEAR-OLD ALMODóVAR’S THLY VEILED—ACTUALLY, FUCK , NOT VEILED AT ALL—ALTER EGO, BANRAS WORE REPLIS OF CLOTHG YANKED OM THE FILMMAKER'S OWN WARDROBE, SPORTED HIS SIGNATURE SPIKY HAIRSTYLE, AND EVEN HABED A PRECISE RENSTCTN OF ALMODóVAR’S SLEEK MADRID APARTMENT (WHICH YOU WILL WANT TO MOVE TO).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT’S EXACTLY LIKE HIS!” BANRAS EXCLAIMS, STG A MIDTOWN HOTEL ROOM MANHATTAN. “AND WHEN I SAY EXACTLY, EVEN THE BOOKS THAT ARE THERE ARE HIS APARTMENT. THE PATG IS THE SAME, THE BALNY, THE REFLECTN OF THE LIGHT AT SPECIFIC TIM OF DAY. WHEN I READ THE SCRIPT AND THOUGHT, SALVADOR IS PEDRO, I FIGURED THE CHARACTER’S LOOK WOULD GO ANOTHER DIRECTN. I ASKED, 'SHOULD WE GO WH A BEARD, NO BEARD, HAIR BACK?' HE NEVER GAVE ME A Y OR NO ANSWER, AND THEN ON THE DAY OF THE SCREEN TT HE TALKED TO THE HAIRDRSER AND THEY STARTED PULLG MY HAIR UP LIKE HIS! THEN HE BROUGHT PRACTILLY ALL OF HIS WARDROBE. THERE WERE SOME PRADA SUS, FOR EXAMPLE, AND IF HE LIKED THE LOR, HE SAID, 'OKAY, LET’S DO A REPLI.'"MANOLO PAVóN/SONY PICTUR CLASSICSANTON BANRAS AS SALVADOR "PA AND GLORY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANTON BANRAS AS SALVADOR PA AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT BANRAS' OWN LIFE—SPECIFILLY HIS RECENT HEART ATTACK—ALSO PROVED VALUABLE HIS PICTN OF THE BROKEN, WEAKENED SALVADOR. "I’M GOG TO BE 60 NEXT YEAR—’S NOT LIKE I’M A BOY ANYMORE," SAYS BANRAS, WHO SNAGGED THE CANN FILM FTIVAL BT ACTOR AWARD FOR THE PERFORMANCE MAY. "TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO I HAD A HEART ATTACK, AND THAT’S SOMETHG THAT HELPED ME A LOT. IT’S ONE OF THE BT THGS THAT HAPPENED. IT OPENED MY EY TO UNRSTAND MYSELF BETTER, MY ROLE LIFE—TO FET THE STUPIDI AND REALIZE THE THGS THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. SOMETHG CHANGED ME, AND PEDRO SAW THAT. HE SAID, 'AFTER YOU HAD THAT HEART ATTACK THERE IS SOMETHG YOU I DON’T KNOW HOW TO SCRIBE, BUT I DON’T WANT YOU TO HI . I WANT YOU TO E THAT FOR THE CHARACTER.'"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ACTOR, WHO ALSO STARS STEVEN SORBERGH’S NEW PANAMA PAPERS DRAMEDY, THE LNDROMAT, GO ON TO EXPLA THAT HE METAPHORILLY "HAD TO KILL ANTON BANRAS" TO PLAY THE BEATEN-DOWN, ARTISTILLY STAGNANT SALVADOR. "I HAD TO KILL THAT GUY WHO IS MORE ROMANTIC AND ATHLETIC, AND NOT E THE SAME TOOLS I WAS FOR CREATG CHARACTERS HOLLYWOOD. WE HAD TO CLEAN THE SLATE AND START OM SCRATCH."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BANRAS LEFT HIS FIRST MARK ON TERNATNAL DIENC THANKS TO ALMODóVAR, -STARRG THE DIRECTOR'S PUNKY, MPY, VERY QUEER 1980S FILMS. THE PAIR MET WHEN BANRAS WAS 19, AND HIS SEND FILM CRED WAS ALMODóVAR’S 1982 FEATURE, LABYRTH OF PASSN, WHICH HE PLAYED SAC, A GAY ISLAMIC TERRORIST. OTHER HIGHLIGHTS THEIR REPERTOIRE (EIGHT MOVI AND UNTG) CLU 1986’S MATADOR, 1988’S WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVO BREAKDOWN, 1989’S TIE ME UP! TIE ME DOWN!, AND 1987’S LAW OF DIRE, WHICH BANRAS PLAYED THE SOCPATHIC (BUT HOT!) STALKER OF ANOTHER ALMODóVAR STAND-: A FAMO GAY FILMMAKER NAMED PABLO (EEB PONCELA).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“SCE THE BEGNG, WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG AND PEDRO GAVE ME GAY ROL, WAS JT A FEATURE OF THE CHARACTER,” BANRAS SAYS. STILL, HE ACKNOWLEDG THAT FEW ACTORS WERE QUICK TO TAKE ON LGBTQ ROL THE 1980S AND 1990S, WHEN HE ALSO MA HOLLYWOOD BREAKTHROUGHS PLAYG THE QUEER VAMPIRE ARMAND NEIL JORDAN’S INTERVIEW WH THE VAMPIRE AND MIGUEL ÁLVAREZ, THE VOTED GAY LOVER OF TOM HANKS’ AIDS-STRICKEN ANDY BECKETT, JONATHAN DEMME'S PHILALPHIA. (FUN FACT: AT ELTON JOHN’S OSRS PARTY THE NIGHT HANKS WON FOR BT ACTOR FOR THE FILM, STEVEN SPIELBERG TOLD BANRAS TO E BY HIS AMBL OFFIC TO DISCS PLAYG ZORRO THE NEXT MORNG.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I KNOW [OTHERS HATED], BUT I DON’T RE ABOUT OTHER ACTORS,” HE NTU. “I REMEMBER WHEN WE DID PHILALPHIA THERE WAS A SCENE WHERE I GO NNG TO THE HOSPAL BEE THERE’S A CRISIS, AND WAS WRTEN THE SCRIPT THAT WE EMBRACE. I THK ON THE SEND OR THIRD TAKE I SAID TO TOM, 'MAN, THIS IS FUCKED UP. WE HAVE TO KISS. WE’RE A UPLE.' AND TOM SAID, 'YOU’RE GODDAMNED FUCKG RIGHT, WE HAVE TO FUCKG KISS.' SO WE DID! IT WAS JT A LTLE KISS, BUT WAS SO IMPORTANT! WHAT THE FUCK? PEOPLE KISS!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE NTU, "WHEN WE DID LAW OF DIRE MY CHARACTER WAS GAY, BUT ALSO A CRIMAL, AND PEOPLE TOTALLY ACCEPTED HE WAS A CRIMAL—THAT WAS FE. YOU N KILL ANYBODY ON THE SCREEN AND ’S TOTALLY FE, BUT IF YOU KISS A PERSON OF THE SAME SEX ’S LIKE THE WHOLE WORLD WILL DISSOLVE. IT’S STUPID!”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALMODóVAR HAS ADMTED THAT HE FELT BANRAS BETRAYED HIM WHEN HE FLEW THE OP FOR HOLLYWOOD, BUT THE PAIR MA NICE AND WORKED TOGETHER AGA ON 2011’S CREEPY PSYCHODRAMA THE SK I LIVE IN. BANRAS NSIRS PLAYG SPA’S GREATT LIVG GAY FILMMAKER AN HONOR, AND A ROLE HE ULD BRG A WHOLE LOT OF FIRSTHAND TEA TO AS WELL.STEFANIE KEENAN/GETTY IMAG FOR AT&TTORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 07: ANTON BANRAS AND PEDRO ALMODóVAR STOP BY AT&T ON LOCATION DURG TORONTO INTERNATNAL FILM FTIVAL 2019 AT HOTEL LE GERMA ON SEPTEMBER 06, 2019 TORONTO, CANADA. (PHOTO BY STEFANIE KEENAN/GETTY IMAG FOR AT&T){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BANRAS AND PEDRO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“IT WAS PLEX,” BANRAS SAYS, “BEE ’S SLIGHTLY MORE DIFFICULT TO PLAY SOMEBODY WHO EXISTED AND IS STILL ALIVE PRODUCG, AND THAT PERSON IS YOUR IEND, AND 'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF THAT PERSON IS DIRECTG YOU. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU HAVE RIGHT THERE THE SOURCE OF ALL THE DATA NEED TO PUT TOGETHER THE CHARACTER."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STILL, IF THE TWO HAVE BEEN CHUMMY FOR S, ALMODóVAR WAS A TOUGH ME TO CRACK—HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A REALLY PRIVATE PERSON. "OUR IENDSHIP HAS VERY SPECIFIC PARAMETERS, CERTA BOUNDARI THAT I NEVER TRIED TO TRPASS," BANRAS SAYS. "I’M VERY RPECTFUL OF HIS PRIVACY. BUT I KNEW MANY OF THE EVENTS REFLECTED THE MOVIE, AND THE TIMG WHEN THEY HAPPENED THE 1980S, SO I WAS VERY FAIAR WH ALL THE MATERIAL HE PUT TOGETHER.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE EXPLAS, "THE ACTOR THE MOVIE, ALBERTO, HE HAS NOTHG TO DO WH ME. THAT CHARACTER IS LIKE A FRANKENSTE REPRENTG DIFFERENT ACTORS AND ACTRS, BUT THE GUY [ALBERTO IS MOSTLY BASED ON] DIDN’T GO AWAY—HE DIDN’T GO TO HOLLYWOOD—SO HE’S NOT ME. BUT I KNOW WHO HE IS. I N’T REVEAL WHO IS!”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BANRAS WILL, HOWEVER, DIVULGE THAT ONE OF THE MOST PERSONAL, RAW MOMENTS DURG PRODUCTN ARRIVED WHEN THEY WERE REHEARSG A SCENE WHICH SALVADOR TELLS HIS MOTHER, HER FAL DAYS, THAT HE’S SORRY HE DISAPPOTED HER BY NEVER BEG THE SON SHE WANTED. DPE HIS BEG A WORLD-RENOWNED FILMMAKER, ALMODóVAR’S MOTHER WANTED HIM TO STAY HIS SMALL TOWN, WORK FOR A BANK, AND RAISE A FAY, HE RECENTLY TOLD THE GUARDIAN. ALMODóVAR LIK TO READ L WH EACH ACTOR, BUT A REHEARSAL FOR THIS KEY SCENE HE ACTUALLY OZE UP.MANOLO PAVóN/SONY PICTUR CLASSICSANTON BANRAS AS SALVADOR AND JULIETA SERRANO AS JACTA "PA AND GLORY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BANRAS AS SALVADOR AND JULIETA SERRANO AS JACTA PA AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I SAW THAT HE ULDN’T SAY THE LE, 'MOTHER, I’M SORRY I’M NOT THE SON YOU EXPECTED ME TO BE,'" BANRAS RELLS. "PEOPLE ASK ME, 'HOW TOBGRAPHIL IS THIS?' AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE ARE CERTA EVENTS THAT ARE TTH AND OTHERS THAT HE LLS ‘TO-FICTN.’ HE PROBABLY NEVER SAID THAT TO HER REAL LIFE, BUT HE WANTED TO, SO HE ED THIS MOVIE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE NTU, "HE ULDN’T SAY THAT LE, BUT I HAD RIGHT ONT OF ME. I SAID, ‘GO. YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY OR VERBALIZE ANYTHG. I N SEE YOUR EY AND CHT WHAT IS HAPPENG.’ SO PEDRO WENT AWAY, AND WE WORKED WH THAT MATERIAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PA AND GLORY HS THEATERS OCTOBER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

The duo share a swoon-worthy smooch, bristlg their grey haired beards at an attempt to enjoy a glimpse of their impassned May Also Enjoy Readg…Judy Film Review: Renée Zellweger Transforms to GarlandJoker Film Review: Joaqu Phoenix Transforms to DC Comic VillianJojo Rabb Film Review: Wai Unveils WWII Comedic SatireParase Film Review: Bong Joon-ho Shar Class Stggle SeoulWav Film Review: A Tragic Tale of an Amerin FayA Betiful Day the Neighbourhood Film Review: Tom Hanks Be Mister RogersSound of Metal Film Review: Mician Stggl Wh Sudn DeafnsAnton Banras plays a gay filmmaker livg Madrid who grappl wh physil and emotnal and Glory is a Reflectn on Almodóvar’s Own LifeWhy is Pa and Glory such a special film?

My hoe is the hoe where Anton Banras’ character liv, the furnure the kchen — and the rt of the furnishgs — are me or have been reproduced for the ocsn and the patgs that hang on s walls, ” says the celebrated gay Spanish director. He’s shocked when he se as the ver featur a waterlour of a boy stg an terr, whewashed pat, surround by flowerpots, readg a layg patiently through a CAT sn, he realiz is a portra of him as a child, drawn by his first gay csh.

PA AND GLORY (2020): ALMODOVAR’S PERSONAL MOVIE, STARRG ANTON BANRAS OSR NOMATED PERFORMANCE (LGBTQ, GAY)

She clearly disprov of his gay sexual inty and is bothered when her life is serted to his films for neighbours to gawk at.

For gay film fans, the tenr moments Salvador shar wh his mother are pecially relatable. Almodóvar prov, even the most famo director Spa n get teary eyed longg for a pleased the film Pa and Glory, filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar betifully shows the emotnal and physil trma many gay men face today.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* PAIN AND GLORY GAY MOVIE

Pa and Glory (2020): Almodovar's Personal Movie, Starrg Anton Banras Osr Nomated Performance (LGBTQ, Gay) | Emanuel Levy.

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