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Strange Way of Life
SpanishExtraña forma de vida[1]
Directed byPedro Almodóvar
Written byPedro Almodóvar
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJosé Luis Alcaine
Edited byTeresa Font
Music byAlberto Iglesias
Production
companies
Distributed byBTeam Pictures (es)
Release dates
  • 17 May 2023 (2023-05-17) (Cannes)[2]
  • 26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) (Spain)[3]
Running time
31 minutes[1]
CountrySpain[1]
LanguageEnglish

Strange Way of Life (Spanish: Extraña forma de vida) is a Spanish western drama short film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It stars Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal. The film marks Almodóvar's sophomore English-language effort, following The Human Voice (2020).

Strange Way of Life premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2023.[2]

Synopsis

After 25 years, Silva rides a horse across the desert to visit his friend Sheriff Jake. They celebrate the meeting, but the next morning, Jake tells him that the reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their friendship.[4]

Cast

Production

Principal photography took place in Southern Spain in August 2022, in the Tabernas Desert section of Almería. A Strange Way of Life is the title of an old Portuguese fado song by Amália Rodrigues.[5] The filming took place with Pedro Almodóvar's own production company El Deseo in conjunction with Yves Saint Laurent, whose head designer Anthony Vaccarello was also an associate producer and the film's costume designer.[6] In September, Hawke confirmed, via Instagram, that the production had wrapped filming.[7] Almódovar worked with recurring collaborators such as José Luis Alcaine (cinematography) and Alberto Iglesias (music) whilst Teresa Font took over film editing.[8]

Speaking on the Dua Lipa podcast, the director was quoted as saying "it's a queer Western, in the sense that there are two men and they love each other. It's about masculinity in a deep sense because the Western is a male genre. What I can tell you about the film is that it has a lot of the elements of the Western. It has the gunslinger, it has the ranch, it has the sheriff, but what it has that most Westerns don't have is the kind of dialogue that I don't think a Western film has ever captured between two men."[9]

Release

The film premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2023.[2][10][11] BTeam will release the film in Spanish theatres on 26 May 2023.[3] Mubi is set to distribute the film in Italy and Latin America, while Pathé will release it in the United Kingdom.[12] Sony Pictures Classics will release it in all other markets excluding France, Belgium and Switzerland as well as markets already acquired by BTeam, Mubi and Pathé.[13][14]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 75% of 12 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8/10.[15]

Accolades

Award / Film Festival Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Cannes Film Festival 27 May 2023 Queer Palm Pedro Almodóvar Pending [16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Extraña Forma de Vida". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "The Screenings Guide of the 76th Festival de Cannes" (PDF). festival-cannes.com. 10 May 2023. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b Aller, María (26 April 2023). "'Extraña forma de vida': fecha de estreno, imágenes, reparto..." Fotogramas.
  4. ^ "Finally, Pedro Almodóvar is making his own queer western". i-d.vice.com.
  5. ^ "New 'Strange Way of Life' Set Images Feature Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke in Costume". Collider.com. 17 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Pedro Almodovar Details New Western with Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal, His 'Answer' to 'Brokeback Mountain'". Indiewire.com. 28 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Ethan Hawke on Instagram: "Golden hour is unreal in Spain. @PascalisPunk and I are wrapping production on #ExtrañaFormadeVida (#AStrangeWayOfLife). It's been a dream to work with Pedro Almodóvar and his wonderful team. Apologies for my Spanish. Have a great weekend, everyone."". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  8. ^ Martínez, Beatriz (12 April 2023). "'Extraña forma de vida', el wéstern queer de Pedro Almodóvar que estará en el Festival de Cannes". Infobae.
  9. ^ "Strange Way of Life: Here's when Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke's queer Western premieres". Gay Times. 4 December 2022.
  10. ^ "PEDRO PASCAL'S GAY WESTERN TO PREMIERE IN CANNES FILM FESTIVAL". Hola.com.
  11. ^ Azad, Navid Nikkhah. "Pedro Almodóvar's STRANGE WAY OF LIFE at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival - Deed News". www.deed.news. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  12. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (April 12, 2023). "Pedro Almodóvar's Gay Western Short 'Strange Way of Life' Scores First Deal With MUBI (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  13. ^ Vlessing, Etan (April 27, 2023). "Sony Pictures Classics Nabs Pedro Almodóvar's LGBTQ Western 'Strange Way of Life'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  14. ^ Saperstein, Pat (April 27, 2023). "Pedro Almodovar's Short Western 'Strange Way of Life' Acquired By Sony Pictures Classics". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  15. ^ "Strange Way of Life". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  16. ^ "La Sélection Officielle Queer Palm". queerpalm.org (in French). 8 November 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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