Cannes: Pedro AlmodΓ³var on ‘Bitter Christmas,’ apolitical Oscars, more
Pedro AlmodΓ³var didnβt know the finer points of film festival standing ovations when he first showed a movie in competition at Cannes in 1999. As the credits began to roll for his acclaimed melodrama βAll About My Mother,β the audience inside the Grand ThéÒtre LumiΓ¨re rose and applauded. The acclamation continued to build, and the…