The opening half-hour is crammed with outrageous tongue-in-cheek comedy, featuring a scene-stealing supporting turn from Javier Camara, who played the unhinged male nurse in Talk To Her, as a foul-mouthed transvestite called Paquito. Bad Education is an exquisite confection that will appeal greatly to fans of Almodovar and Spanish cinema. As principal photography comes to a close, Enrique learns a shocking secret that sends his carefully ordered world spinning out of control.
Past and present collide, compelling Enrique to reminisce about his school days, and in particular, Ignacio's treatment by English teacher Father Manolo (Daniel Gimenez-Cacho), who jealously coveted the boy from afar.
Sure enough, Enrique takes his old friend as his lover and the film goes into production, with Ignacio cast in the lead role of vengeful transsexual Zahara. Both men conceal different movies for wanting to work on the film: Enrique is keen to consummate his still smouldering attraction to Ignacio meanwhile, the ambitious young actor is determined that the film will be his break into the big time. The pair agree to collaborate on Ignacio's screenplay The Visit, a largely autobiographical piece about child molestation at a Catholic boys school. At first Enrique doesn't recognise his pal - Ignacio has changed so markedly, he could almost be a different person entirely - but the director senses the same spark between them.
Sixteen years after they became childhood best buddies, film director Enrique Goded (Fele Martinez) happens to cross paths with his first love, Ignacio Rodriguez (Gael Garcia Bernal), who is now an aspiring actor. This is also one of Almodovar's most stylish and audacious films to date, held together by an intricate flashback structure which cleverly obscures the truth behind so many layers of fantasy and supposition. Bad Education is another incredibly accomplished feature from the Spanish maestro, with strong echoes of his 1987 feature Law Of Desire starring the iconic Carmen Maura. Bad Education (La Mala Educacion)Pedro Almodovar's stylish, gay-centric spin on Double Indemnity was chosen as the prestigious opening night gala at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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