Desire Unlimited The Cinema of Pedro Almodï¿½var

Name: Desire Unlimited The Cinema of Pedro Almodï¿½var
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ISBN: 9781859843048

ISBN-10: 1859843042

ISBN-13: 9781859843048

Edition: 2nd 2000

Authors: Paul Julian Smith, James Dunkerley, John King

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Book details

List price: $22.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Verso Books
Publication date: 11/17/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 7.74" wide x 8.60" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Preface to the Second Edition


Acknowledgements


List of Illustrations





Introduction: El Deseo, S.A. (Desire Ltd)



Pepi, Luci, Bom, y otras chicas del monton (Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls on the Heap, 1980): Rhetoric and Reference



Laberinto de pasiones (Labyrinth of Passion, 1982): Cult Film Experiences



Entre tinieblas (Dark Habits, 1983): Out of the Convent



Que he hecho yo para merecer esto? (What Have I Done to Deserve This?, 1984): Gender, Space, Representation



Matador (1986): Power, Pleasure, and the Frenzy of the Visible



La ley del deseo (The Law of Desire, 1987): A Talent for Production



Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, 1988): Femininity by Design



Atame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, 1990): Not a Love Story?



Tacones lejanos (High Heels, 1991): Imitations of Life


Conclusion: Screen Memories


Filmography and Plot Synopses


Select Bibliography






Kika (1993): Future Chic



La flor de mi secreto (The Flower of My Secret, 1995): An Interview with Pedro Almodovar



Carne tremula (Live Flesh, 1997): Absolute Precision



Todo sobre mi madre (All About My Mother, 1999): Silicone and Sentiment


Filmography and Plot Synopses


Bibliographical Update


Index