It is the 1960s. A priest at a Catholic college asks a promising new scholar about his tastes within the arts. “Si, I like the Beatles and cinema,” says the boy, a lot to the chagrin of the priest. “Here, we’ll develop your tastes and direct them to less pagan subjects,” he says. Pedro Almodovar’s lovely and deeply private “Pain and Glory” is stuffed with good little moments like that — moments that make us smile, moments that make us choke up somewhat, moments that resonate. Pain and Glory: 3.5 out of 4
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Griezmann inspires Atlético to Europa League glory
Antoine Griezmann had a homecoming to savour as the France forward struck a goal in each half to earn Atlético a third UEFA Europa League trophy in nine seasons. Antoine Griezmann celebrates after making it 1-0©AFP/Getty ImagesMarseille had begun brighter and were well on top midway through the first half when a fateful piece of mi... UEFA.com - News
Roman conquest gives OL’s Fekir taste for glory
A goalscoring hero of Lyon's round of 16 defeat of Roma, French international forward Nabil Fekir tells UEFA.com about his team's devastating attacking options, their next opponents Beşiktaş and, of course, their wider UEFA Europa League ambitions.How important was it for Lyon to take the scalp of Roma in the last 16? What we did was really impressive. We managed to knock out Roma, who are a big club. We managed to eliminate a really good European side. However, it wasn't the final. It was good but we can't stop there. We have two matches against Beşiktaş coming up. We need to
Ronaldo treble fires Madrid to Club World Cup glory
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick to help Real Madrid cap a near-perfect 2016 as they defeated Kashima Antlers 4-2 after extra time to lift the FIFA Club World Cup in Yokohama, Japan.The topsy-turvy affair was befitting of Madrid's ongoing unbeaten run – now a club-record 37 games – with the Merengues coming from behind to clinch glory after Karim Benzema had registered an early opener. Two expertly taken goals either side of half-time from Gaku Shibasaki fired Kashima into a surprise lead, but Ronaldo scored his first from the penalty spot on the hour to ensure the game went to
Cup glory for Salzburg, six for Skënderbeu
Six in a row for Skënderbeu Skënderbeu have secured their sixth straight Albanian Super League title with a 2-0 win at Flamurtari on the last day of term. Goals from Liridon Latifi and Sebino Plaku ensured Mirel Josa's team finished five points clear of Partizani, who had beaten Skënderbeu in the sides' penultimate match to take the championship race to the final game."After last week's loss everyone started to doubt us, but you can never underestimate the heart of these boys – champions!" said Josa. Skënderbeu forward Hamdi Salihi was the league's 28-goal top scorer, the second time he has collected the prize following his 29 goals for Tirana in 2005/0...
Colkett backing Chelsea for more final glory
For Chelsea captain Charlie Colkett it is "amazing" to be back in the UEFA Youth League final – with Monday's showpiece match against Paris Saint-Germain one he believes the defending champions can approach with total "confidence".Central midfielder Colkett produced an authoritative display capped by Chelsea's second goal in the 3-0 semi-final dismantling of Anderlecht. He regards Friday's performance as a strong statement of intent from the London club, saying: "I thought it was great at times. We showed how good we could be on the ball, we were very composed and we didn't concede, which was really important for us. It was a great game."
Mayo hang on for All-Ireland Minor glory
Updated: Sunday, 22 Sep 2013 15:01 | Comments Darragh Doherty of Mayo tussels with Tyrone's Frank Burns Live Audio Mayo won their first All-Ireland MFC title since 1985 with a 2-13 to 1-13 win over Tyrone at Croke Park. Tyrone led for most of the first half, but Tommy Conroy’s 30th-minute goal sent the westerners in with a 1-04 to 0-06 lead. They made an explosive start to the second half with a 1-04 salvo, including a Darragh Doherty goal. The Red Hands narrowed the gap to three with points from Lee Brennan and Conor McKenna, and despite McKenna’s late goal, Mayo held on to win, with Conroy and Doherty bagging 1-02 each Liam Irwin converted three 13 metre frees in the opening quarter, punishing sloppy tackling