Almodóvar’s The Human Voice Finds Beauty in the Lovelorn

As The Human Voice – Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar’s glorious new 30-minute film – opens, an unnamed woman (Tilda Swinton) steps onto a soundstage wearing a full-skirted, Jezebel-red ball gown, but with her short hair mussed, as if she’s been frantically running her fingers through it all night. She takes a seat on a rolling … Continue reading Almodóvar’s The Human Voice Finds Beauty in the Lovelorn