Salomé (1978) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language

1978 · 10 mins · Spanish

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Directed by

Pedro Almodóvar

Starring

Agustín Almodóvar, Fernando Hilbeck, Juan Lombardero, Isabel Mestres

Almodóvar’s short film dramatizes the origin of the veil. Abraham and his son Isaac meet Salomé, who dances and demands Isaac’s head. Isaac flees, is hypnotised, then returns. As Abraham prepares to strike, God declares the scene a test of temptation. Salomé is presented as divine, and Abraham is told women should cover themselves as respect.