Three masterpieces to watch for free on Arte.tv in May 2026
Pedro Almodóvar, John Wayne and James Gray, no less!
Stiletto heels by Pedro Almodóvar (1991) – Available until 07/31/2026
A sixties star returns to Madrid and finds her child, whom she abandoned in favor of an international career. This reunion of a mother and her daughter is disturbed by a series of passionate murders… Victoria Abril and Marisa Paredes in an extravagant melodrama, crowned by the César for best foreign film in 1993.
Alamo by John Wayne (1960) – Available until 05/26/2026
John Wayne plays David Crockett and signs – for his first feature as a director – one of the greatest westerns of American cinema, at the twilight of Hollywood’s golden age, with 7 Oscar nominations to boot (winning only the prize for best sound). The film replays a key moment in the conquest of the West, when 7,000 Mexicans surrounded Fort Alamo, Texas. Inside, Davy Crockett and 185 American soldiers are holed up…
The Yards by James Gray (2000) – Available until 09/30/2026
Five years later Little Odessathe American filmmaker signs a new thriller selected at the Cannes Film Festival. A noir thriller that has become a classic of the genre, bringing together Mark Wahlberg, James Caan, Charlize Theron and Joaquin Phoenix around a corruption scandal in the world of the New York subway. A true story lived from the inside by his own father…
