Why This Oscar Nominee Calls Pedro Almodovar His Professional "Godfather" — hollywoodreporter.com

This story first appeared in the Feb. 27 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. "I met him the best way a mentor should meet his pupil, as a spectator of one of his films — On Probation, which I liked a lot. It surprised me," says Spanish director Pedro Almodovar of Argentine auteur Damian Szifron. "He is a very good director, but he has something very special that adds value for a producer: He is accessible as a director."

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