Manori Ravindran International EditorDirector Pedro Almodóvar has warned that remaining “imprisoned” at home after lockdown is a “dangerous habit,” for which the only antidote is cinema.The iconic “Pain and Glory” and “Volver” director is in Venice for his short film and first English-language effort “The Human Voice,” starring Golden Lion recipient Tilda Swinton.
Both were present at a Thursday afternoon press conference, alongside the filmmaker’s brother and producer Agustin Almodóvar, to discuss the film, which was shot in Madrid immediately after Spain’s lockdown ended.“Lockdown has forced us all to stay at home and I think it’s proven a lot of things to us: it has proved what extent we all depend on fiction,” said Almodóvar, speaking.
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