Ahead of the publication of the issue of W magazine, which gives creative direction to filmmakers such as Pedro Almodóvar, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Paul Thomas Anderson, the Oscar-winning actress has once again placed herself in the hands of the filmmaker from La Mancha for some photos that they have no waste. Penélope Cruz is transformed into a very modern flamenco woman thanks to her favorite director, who has photographed her in his offices in Madrid and also in the middle of the street.
As Almodóvar himself has explained in the accompanying text In this striking collection of snapshots, very representative of the aesthetic that has always dominated her filmography, all the outfits that Penélope wears in the images are based on a very particular recreation of ‘Carmen’, George Bizet’s opera that the filmmaker has attempted to update with his “muse” as the absolute protagonist.
“The nature of the muses is not only to inspire you, but also to make you gain confidence in yourself. For these photos, and whenever I work with Penelope, the first thing she asks me is: ‘What should I wear? How is my hair?’ It needs to be visualized, “says Pedro Almodóvar in his essay. “In her first film, all the clothes were second-hand, but she is able to transform them into icons,” he adds in another excerpt from his piece.
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