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Pedro Almodóvar rides into the Western in a Cannes short about gay cowboys
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Ethan Hawke, left, and director Pedro Almodovar pose for portrait photographs for the film 'Strange Way of Life' at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 18, 2023. - photo by Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP
CANNES, France (AP) — “Pedro! Pedro!” shouted the Cannes crowd before Pedro Almodóvar unveiled his latest film, “Strange Way of Life,” a 31-minute Western starring Pedro Pascal and Ethan Hawke as cowboys and former lovers. There's nothing quite like the fervor that greets a new film from Almodóvar, one of the world’s most beloved filmmakers.