Pedro Almodóvar (Contemporary Film Directors)
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Perhaps the bestknown Spanish filmmaker to international audiences, Pedro Almod243var gained the widespread attention of Englishspeaking critics and fans with the Oscarnominated Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and the celebrated dark comedy
Tie Me Up Tie Me Down Marvin DLugo offers a concise, informed, and insightful commentary on a preeminent force in modern cinema DLugo follows Almod243vars career chronologically, tracing the directors works and their increasing complexity in terms of theme and the Spanish film tradition Drawing on a wide range of critical sources, DLugo explores Almod243vars use of melodrama and Hollywood genre film, his selfinvention as a filmmaker, and his onscreen sexual politics DLugo also discusses what he calls geocultural positioning, that is, Almod243vars paradoxical ability to use his marginal positions8212in terms of his class, geographical origin, and identity8212to develop an expressive language that is emotionally recognizable by audiences worldwide Two fascinating interviews with the director round out the volume An exciting consideration of an arthouse giant, Pedro Almod243var mixes original interpretations into an analysis sure to reward film students and specialists alike