Drugs, alcohol and sexual licence abound amidst the turbulence and mishaps of the journey as both passengers and crew discover a lot more about themselves, and each other, than they previously knew.
Farcical and larger-than-life, I’m So Excited! overflows with director Pedro Almodóvar’s signature melodrama.
‘ In Pedro Almodóvar's ecstatic return to his signature bawdy comedy, the commonplace – a flight from Madrid to Mexico – is made outrageous, and a literally heightened atmosphere returns a group of variously suspended characters to the world’ – SBS
Dir: Pedro Almodóvar, MA 15+, Spain, 2012, 90mins , Spanish, DCP, Subtitled
Part of Mothers & Melodrama: a spotlight on the rich collaboration between acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar and actor Penélope Cruz. A discounted four-film pass is available for screenings of All About My Mother (1999), Volver (2006), Parallel Mothers (2021) and I’m So Excited! (2012). Learn more
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