Almodóvar and Cannes: a wonderful relationship

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Pedro Almodóvar, member of the Feature Film Jury, accompanied by Victoria Abril and Bibi Andersen climbing the stairs for the Opening Ceremony of the 45th Festival de Cannes © Mario Goldman / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar, member of the Feature Film Jury, accompanied by Victoria Abril and Bibi Andersen climbing the stairs for the Opening Ceremony of the 45th Festival de Cannes © Mario Goldman / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar and the members of the Feature Film Jury (including Gérard Depardieu, President, and Jamie Lee Curtis) pose for the Press in 1992 © Mario Goldman / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar and the members of the Feature Film Jury (including Gérard Depardieu, President, and Jamie Lee Curtis) pose for the Press in 1992 © Mario Goldman / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar hands the Best Director Award to Frances McDormand in the absence of her husband Joel Coen for his film Fargo © Patrick Hertzog / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar hands the Best Director Award to Frances McDormand in the absence of her husband Joel Coen for his film Fargo © Patrick Hertzog / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar with actresses Penelope Cruz and Cecilia Roth climbing the red stairs for his film "All About My Mother", presented in Competition at the 52nd Festival de Cannes. © Christophe Simon / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar with actresses Penelope Cruz and Cecilia Roth climbing the red stairs for his film "All About My Mother", presented in Competition at the 52nd Festival de Cannes. © Christophe Simon / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar poses for photographers after he received the Best director Award of the 52nd Festival de Cannes © Michel Gangne / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar poses for photographers after he received the Best director Award of the 52nd Festival de Cannes © Michel Gangne / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar with the actors from "Bad Education", the Opening Film presented Out of Competition at the 57th Festival de Cannes © Boris Horvat / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar with the actors from "Bad Education", the Opening Film presented Out of Competition at the 57th Festival de Cannes © Boris Horvat / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar and Quentin Tarantino pose with Spanish actresses including Victoria Abril, Carmen Maura, Angela Molina, Marisa Paredes and Leonor Watling at the Opening ceremony at the 57th Festival de Cannes © François Guillot / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar and Quentin Tarantino pose with Spanish actresses including Victoria Abril, Carmen Maura, Angela Molina, Marisa Paredes and Leonor Watling at the Opening ceremony at the 57th Festival de Cannes © François Guillot / AFP
Carmen Maura, Penélope Cruz and Pedro Almodóvar during the press conference for the film "Volver" at the 59th Festival de Cannes © Pascal Guyot / AFP
Carmen Maura, Penélope Cruz and Pedro Almodóvar during the press conference for the film "Volver" at the 59th Festival de Cannes © Pascal Guyot / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar poses with his cast, Spanish actresses Blanca Portillo, Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, and Lola Duenas at the premiere of his film "Volver" © Pascal Guyot / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar poses with his cast, Spanish actresses Blanca Portillo, Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, and Lola Duenas at the premiere of his film "Volver" © Pascal Guyot / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar, winner of the Best Screenplay Award for his film "Volver" . His actresses were joint winners of the Best Actress Award © Pascal Guyot / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar, winner of the Best Screenplay Award for his film "Volver" . His actresses were joint winners of the Best Actress Award © Pascal Guyot / AFP
Rossy de Palma, Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz arrive for the screening of the movie "Los Abrazos Rotos" (Broken Embraces), in Competition at the 62nd Festival de Cannes © Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP
Rossy de Palma, Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz arrive for the screening of the movie "Los Abrazos Rotos" (Broken Embraces), in Competition at the 62nd Festival de Cannes © Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP
Tribute to Spanish cinema at the 63rd Festival de Cannes © François Guillot / AFP
Tribute to Spanish cinema at the 63rd Festival de Cannes © François Guillot / AFP
Antonio Banderas and Pedro Almodóvar pose during the photocall of "La Piel Que Habito" (The Skin I Live In) presented in Competition at the 64th Festival de Cannes © François Guyot / AFP
Antonio Banderas and Pedro Almodóvar pose during the photocall of "La Piel Que Habito" (The Skin I Live In) presented in Competition at the 64th Festival de Cannes © François Guyot / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar, Marisa Paredes and Antonio Banderas pose on the red carpet before the screening of "La Piel Que Habito" © François Guillot / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar, Marisa Paredes and Antonio Banderas pose on the red carpet before the screening of "La Piel Que Habito" © François Guillot / AFP
At the 67th Festival de Cannes. Pedro Almodóvar presented the film "Relatos Salvajes" by Damián Szifrón (pictured right) which he produced with Hugo Sigman (left) © Bertrand Langlois / AFP
At the 67th Festival de Cannes. Pedro Almodóvar presented the film "Relatos Salvajes" by Damián Szifrón (pictured right) which he produced with Hugo Sigman (left) © Bertrand Langlois / AFP
Adriana Ugarte, Pedro Almodóvar and Emma Suárez pose during the photocall for the film "Julieta" at the 69th Festival de Cannes © Valery Hache / AFP
Adriana Ugarte, Pedro Almodóvar and Emma Suárez pose during the photocall for the film "Julieta" at the 69th Festival de Cannes © Valery Hache / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar waves as he leaves following the screening of the film "Julieta" © Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP
Pedro Almodóvar waves as he leaves following the screening of the film "Julieta" © Anne-Christine Poujoulat / AFP

In 1992, Pedro Almodóvar climbed the red stairs of the Festival de Cannes as a member of the Feature Film Jury, presided by Gérard Depardieu. It marked the beginning of a wonderful relationship, which would see him return to present six films, winning a Best Screenplay Award, a Best Collective Performance Award for his actresses and a Best Director Award. In 2017, Almódovar will himself preside the Jury for the 70th Festival. A look back in pictures at these many visits to Cannes.

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