Since his debut in 1980, Pedro Almodovar has become Spain's most cherished auteur. Trashy and transgressive in his trademark Technicolor, Almodovar's cinema of darkly comedic and twisted telenovelas has sensually probed the darker corners of Spanish modernity. Passion, sexuality, drugs, and insanity. His is a world of melodramatic matadors, diffident directors, pouting pimps, and star-crossed lovers, all of whom are searching for something special - and they'll do anything to get it. This is intricate and complex stuff. But striding into the ring to help us grapple with Almodovar are Lucy Bull and Matt Copson. Together, we run a sword through Matador (1986). Law of Desire (1987), and Tie me Up, Tie me Down (1989).