At about 6:25 we walked back to the Cine Ideal and grabbed our seats. A went to buy some popcorn to go with the Rolos we had smuggled in. And as the opening advertisements were screening, guess who came in and sat in front of us? You won't believe it, faithful readers, but it was none other than Pedro Almodóvar. You know, the superstar Spanish director. (One of the advertisements before the movie was for Antonio Banderas's new film, and we couldn't help but look at the side of Pedro's head and wonder what he must have been thinking about his former star who was now making his directorial debut.)
So we saw Casino Royale through the filter of Almodóvar's spikey hair and we loved every minute of it. The film, that is. It's really good. Director Martin Campbell has infused the Bond series with a new seriousness and authenticity that was lacking before, even though he does not forgo the occasional joke about the Bond persona. And Daniel Craig is so handsome!
We were also satisfied to know that Pedro employs the same strategy that we do when it comes to using the bathroom during a movie. He waits until the sappy love stuff comes on. So when Bond is comforting Vesper in the shower and sucking on her fingers, Pedro bee-lined it to the loo. We would have done the same if we weren't totally dehydrated from all the popcorn we had eaten. Seriously, I believe we are both still thirsty.
The world's greatest living film director, Pedro Almodóvar. This is roughly how he appeared to us at the Cine Ideal, only he was wearing jeans and a black jacket.
3 comments:
that is so cool. Loved CR too.
That's cool.
One time Akira Kurosawa came to my house to use the bathroom.
I SAID IT WAS COOL FIRST.
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