Enrique Goded, played by Fele Martinez, is a young film director in 1980 Madrid enjoying his first commercial success. Ignacio, played by Gael Garcia, an old schoolmate who is now an actor, visits and leaves behind a story he has written inspired by their time together in a Catholic boarding school for boys.
Goded decides to use the material for his next film and to let Ignacio play himself. Through a series of intricately plotted flashbacks, we learn about the two men's childhood friendship, their relationship with a disturbed priest, and a secret that won't go away.
Director Pedro Almodovar is obviously a huge fan of Alfred Hitchcock. The movie is full of Hitchcock's trademark tricks, including elaborate studio sets, a plot twist involving impersonation, and a musical score that could have been composed by Bernard Hermmann.
La Mala Educacion tells a satisfying story with unexpected twists about characters who are driven by passion. Highly recommended.
Goded decides to use the material for his next film and to let Ignacio play himself. Through a series of intricately plotted flashbacks, we learn about the two men's childhood friendship, their relationship with a disturbed priest, and a secret that won't go away.
Director Pedro Almodovar is obviously a huge fan of Alfred Hitchcock. The movie is full of Hitchcock's trademark tricks, including elaborate studio sets, a plot twist involving impersonation, and a musical score that could have been composed by Bernard Hermmann.
La Mala Educacion tells a satisfying story with unexpected twists about characters who are driven by passion. Highly recommended.