Pedro Past the Verge
Posted by The MILF
If you could have anybody curate your life, wouldn’t the man for the job SO be Pedro Almodovar? Profiled in the much-abbreviated T — now, sadly, a mere supplement to The New York Times Sunday Magazine — Almodovar has always won my admiration for the super-graphic, happy-bright interiors that background, without comment, all the amazing women in his entourage. And while T’s Profile in Style nods to Almodovar’s obsession with decor, it’s gratifying to see other sources of inspiration, like the wonderful singers Caetano Veloso and Chavela Vargas, choreographer Pina Bausch and, surprisingly, “Taxi Driver.” But I am forever in love with this man who loves men because of his heart. Read this: “Almodovar remembers how hard it can be to select a winner [at Cannes]. ‘It was an enormous moral responsibility because the future of fragile films was in my hands. After that I felt I could never judge a competition again.’” Which, of course, is exactly why we need him to continue doing just that. A sideline in decorating my next home would be a bonus.
