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Spanish Labyrinth The Films of Pedro Almod�var

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ISBN-10: 1860645070

ISBN-13: 9781860645075

Edition: 2001

Authors: Mark Allinson

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Almodoacute;var 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 Almodoacute;var, 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 Almodoacute;var for students of film and Hispanic Studies, as…    
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Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
Publication date: 8/18/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.57" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

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Context
Biographical Details
Persona and Self-Publicity
Cultural Social Context of Work 1978-1998
Production Conditions and Values
Content
Gender
Sexuality
Social Structures
National Identity
Construction* Actors
Actresses and a "Star System"
Madrid and Spain as Cinematic and Socio-Cultural Spaces
Genre
Visual Style (Kitsch, Design, Realism)
Performance
Music and Songs
Parody
Metacinema and the Media
Context
Biographical Details
Persona and Self-Publicity
Cultural Social Context of Work 1978-1998
Production Conditions and Values
Content
Gender
Sexuality
Social Structures
National Identity
Construction
Actors
Actresses and a "Star System"
Madrid and Spain as Cinematic and Socio-Cultural Spaces
Genre
Visual Style (Kitsch, Design, Realism)
Performance
Music and Songs
Parody
Metacinema and the Media