▁N erv ous ▁Break down ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁which ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁more ▁success ▁with ▁the ▁dark ▁rom antic ▁comedy ▁film ▁T ie ▁Me ▁Up ! ▁T ie ▁Me ▁Down ! ▁( 1 9 9 0 ), ▁the ▁mel od rama ▁High ▁He els ▁( 1 9 9 1 ) ▁and ▁the ▁rom antic ▁drama ▁thr iller ▁Live ▁F lesh ▁( 1 9 9 7 ). ▁ ▁His ▁subsequent ▁two ▁films ▁won ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁each : ▁All ▁About ▁My ▁Mother ▁( 1 9 9 9 ) ▁received ▁the ▁award ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film ▁while ▁T alk ▁to ▁Her ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁award ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Screen play . ▁Al mod ó var ▁followed ▁this ▁with ▁the ▁drama ▁Vol ver ▁( 2 0 0 6 ), ▁the ▁rom antic ▁thr iller ▁Bro ken ▁Em bra ces ▁( 2 0 0 9 ), ▁the ▁psych ological ▁thr iller ▁The ▁Sk in ▁I ▁Live ▁In ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁and ▁the ▁dram as ▁Juli eta ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁and ▁P ain ▁and ▁Gl ory ▁( 2 0 1 9 ), ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁in ▁competition ▁for ▁the ▁Pal me ▁d ' Or ▁at ▁the ▁C annes ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁His ▁films ▁are ▁marked ▁by ▁his ▁employ ment ▁of ▁certain ▁actors ▁and ▁cre ative ▁personnel , ▁complex ▁narr atives , ▁mel od rama , ▁pop ▁culture