I just found out that Penelope Cruz wore padded underwear to make her booty look bigger in Volver. Maybe that’s how I could get into the spirit…
I have been using the Moka Express almost every day and with good success. Would Almodovar be proud? I have to disclose a couple of things that are weighing on me with regard to this project…
First, I do not own the house I’m trying to transform into a home, and second, I have two room mates whom I have not informed about my plans to pimp out our common living room, kitchen, dining room, hallway, bathroom, etc. Minor details, right? Also, obviously a lack of funds and lack of interior designing knowhow limits me in important ways as well.
I have been watching Volver (though still not done) and realized that the houses in that film aren’t all that impressive after all. Could this be true of the sets in most Almodovar movies, and I just remember them as more unique than they are? The main characters in Volver are fairly low-class, and they do not live in a city, so their style is very modest. Best scenes are in the restaurant, which becomes a really warm place and a place where the women rediscover themselves, their talents, etc.
In terms of interiors, the only things that have impressed me so far are the courtyards in the old houses they go to in the countryside. They’re big, bright and airy and open… Not something I can emulate in my apartment but certainly beautiful.
