Is high heels a melodrama?

Is high heels a melodrama?

High Heels is a melodrama, though its composite narrative (the poster image of a high-heeled shoe, which is also a gun) testifies to the combination of two genres, melodrama and crime thriller. The themes are typical of melodrama: family relations dominate the story-line, as do relationships between men and women.

What is high heels about?

High Heels ~ Tacones lejanos 1991 trailer ~ Pedro Almodóvar – YouTube A girl’s mother returns after 15 years to find her daughter has married one of her (the mother’s) old boyfriends. They try to mend their broken mother/daught…

What happened to high heels’ male lead?

High Heels was an interpretative tour de force for two essential actresses of the ‘Almodovarian universe’: Marisa Paredes and Victoria Abril. The male lead was difficult to cast. The actor had to be believable in drag and as a judge. The role eventually went to Miguel Bosé, a famous singer in Spain and Latin America.