Kika

Spanish black comedy written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film follows young make-up artist Kika (Veronica Forque) as she starts a relationship with the stepson of a philandering American writer living in Madrid. After being called to the mansion of Nicholas Pierce (Peter Coyote) to make-up the corpse of his stepson Ramón (Alex Casanovas), Kika is shocked when Ramón turns out not to be dead and is revived by her attentions. Later, the pair start dating and decide to move in together, but their future is then put in jeopardy when Kika begins an affair with Nicholas and Ramón’s ex-psychologist and lover decides she wants him back.