One really needs to speak Spanish, and even more precisely, Castilian to get all the nuances, tones, inflections, subtext and jokes of this movie. It is a masterpiece, but subtitles cannot do this film justice. Pedro Almodovar is a genius of intuitive and creative direction. He is a sublime sociologist and ironic historian of the Spain post-Franco. He writes his own scripts which shows the scope of his cinematographic qualities. I know this film almost by heart. I need to specially mention Maria Barranco's creation of Candela: SUPERB and hilarious! The rest of the cast are incredible, from Rossy de Palma to a top-form Carmen Maura. Antonio Banderas does not have the best lines since this movie is really about Mujeres (Women), but he still manages a good performance.