Description
AlmodOvar is Spain's most successful and controversial director, representing a unique blend of art-house auteur and popular film-maker. His films, with their mix of Hollywood and European styles and of popular melodrama and comedy, have been attracting growing international audiences since the success of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. A Spanish Labyrinth is a much needed, clear, and comprehensive introduction to the films of AlmodOvar, investigating the cultural and national contexts for his work, issues of gender, sexuality, stars, genre, visual style, music, and much more. It is the ideal companion to AlmodOvar for students of film and Hispanic Studies, as well as those generally interested in film and Spanish culture.
This is a comprehensive introduction to the films of controversial Spanish director, Pedro Almodovar. It: investigates cultural and national contexts for his work; discusses issues of gender, sexuality, and genre; and analyzes his visual style, use of music, and much more.
About the Author
Mark Allinson lectures in the Department of Hispanic Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London.
Book Information
ISBN 9781860645075
Author Mark Allinson
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
This is a comprehensive introduction to the films of controversial Spanish director, Pedro Almodovar. It: investigates cultural and national contexts for his work; discusses issues of gender, sexuality, and genre; and analyzes his visual style, use of music, and much more.
About the Author
Mark Allinson lectures in the Department of Hispanic Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London.
Book Information
ISBN 9781860645075
Author Mark Allinson
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
