If you loved Man Bites Dog, try High Heels
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the cozy, cult, foreign gem mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Crime territory. If that's the register that drew you to Man Bites Dog, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
cozycultforeign gem
What High Heels is
Almodóvar does his best Douglas Sirk. A famous singer returns to Madrid and stirs things up with her news anchor daughter and the daughter's rather feckless husband. It’s all glossy melodrama until someone gets shot. Everyone looks fabulous, even when they're in jail.

