THE “WORLD’S” OPINION – NOT TO BE MISSED
In The Last Dream, his first book composed of fiction and autobiographical stories, published in France by Flammarion, on August 28, 2024, Pedro Almodovar retraces the last moments of his mother. He describes in a mixture of astonishment and admiration the way in which Francisca carefully staged his funeral: “My mother left this world exactly as she would have liked. And it’s no coincidence: she had decided it that way. »
It was at the funeral home that he discovered that she had thought out her outfit down to the smallest detail: a garment of Saint Anthony, brown with the cord, a badge bearing his image on the chest, the scapulars of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows and the medal of Saint Isidore. A blessing was not enough, she made sure with her daughter that her mortal remains benefited from a full mass. So she leaves prepared against the possibility of hell.
Prepare your last day as a big event. Don’t let others decide for you. Stay on course for the end. This is the theme of the twenty-third feature film by the Madrid-based filmmaker, The Room Next DoorGolden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, in 2024.
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