Pedro Almodóvar: chronicler of modern Spain crowned in Venice

Born during the dark days of dictatorship, Pedro Almodóvar -- awarded the top prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday -- chronicled in vivid colour the reopening of Spanish society, and has come to embody his country's cinema.

Pedro Almodóvar: chronicler of modern Spain crowned in Venice
Born during the dark days of dictatorship, Pedro Almodóvar -- awarded the top prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday -- chronicled in vivid colour the reopening of Spanish society, and has come to embody his country's cinema.