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Friday 16 November
With the great Spanish director delivering the 2012 David Lean Lecture, BAFTA looks back at his film career, his favourite collaborators and his eye for stunning, bold visuals.
Almodóvar makes a new friend while filming Dark Habits (1983). ©Ana Muller
On the set of Dark Habits (1983). ©Ana Muller
Carmen Maura in What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984). ©Macusa Cores
Antonio Banderas in The Law of Desire (1987). ©Jorge Aparicio
The cast of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988). ©Macusa Cores
Almodóvar on the set of Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990) ©Mimmo Cattarinich
Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril in Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (1990). ©Mimmo Cattarinich
Facing off with Victoria Abril and Marisa Paredes on the set of High Heels (1991). ©Mimmo Cattarinich
Victoria Abril in Kika (1993). ©Jean Marie Leroy
A still from Live Flesh (1997). ©Daniel Martinez
Antonia San Juan and Cecilia Roth in All About My Mother (1999). ©Teresa Isasi
Cecilia Roth in All About My Mother (1999). ©Teresa Isasi
Darío Grandinetti, Javier Cámara and Leonor Watling in a hospital scene in Talk to Her (2002). ©Miguel Bracho
A churchyard scene in Bad Education (2004). ©Diego Lopez Calvin
Penelope Cruz and Carmen Maura in Volver (2006). ©Paola Ardizzioni & Emilio Pereda
Almodóvar and Penelope Cruz on the set of Volver (2006). ©Paola Ardizzoni & Emilio Pereda
On the set of Broken Embraces (2009). ©Paola Ardizzoni & Emilio Pereda
Elena Anaya and Antonio Banderas in The Skin I Live In (2011). ©José Haro
Elena Anaya and Almodóvar on set for The Skin I Live In (2011). ©José Haro
The cast of I'm So Excited (2013). ©Paola Ardizzoni & Emilio Pereda
Almodóvar on the set of I'm So Excited, due for release in 2013. ©Paola Ardizzoni & Emilio Pereda