I love Almodovar but Live Flesh just didn't do it for me. But it is WAY better than Flower of my Secret, which I hated and is by far my least fav Almodovar pic. I do not think he is the most important director making films today (that would be either Wong Kar-Wei or Godard) but he is certainly good. I really do not enjoy his earlier films (except for Woman on the Verge) but All about my Mother & Talk to Her were masterpieces. IMHO of course.