MADRID: In his latest film to compete in the Cannes Film Festival, Spain’s Pedro Almodovar has ditched the humor and quirkiness that marks much of his work to tell a dramatic mother-daughter story.

One of 20 movies selected to compete for the prestigious Palm e d’Or award in Cannes next month, Julieta recounts a mother’s excruciating 10-year wait for a daughter who abandoned her when she turned 18.

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