Pedro Almodvar by Marvin D'Lugo (English) Paperback Book

Description: Pedro Almodvar by Marvin D'Lugo Follows Pedro Almodovars career chronologically as he moves from amateur to international celebrity, and understands the films complexity in terms of the directors central themes and the Spanish film tradition from which he comes. This work is of interest to new film students and specialists alike. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Perhaps the best-known Spanish filmmaker to international audiences, Pedro Almodóvar gained the widespread attention of English-speaking critics and fans with the Oscar-nominated 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 Almodóvars 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 Almodóvars use of melodrama and Hollywood genre film, his self-invention as a filmmaker, and his on-screen sexual politics. DLugo also discusses what he calls "geocultural positioning," that is, Almodóvars paradoxical ability to use his marginal positions—in terms of his class, geographical origin, and identity—to 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 Almodóvar mixes original interpretations into an analysis sure to reward film students and specialists alike. Notes Understanding Almodovars increasing complexity through an investigation of his central themes and the Spanish film tradition Author Biography Marvin DLugo is a professor of Spanish and adjunct professor of screen studies at Clark University. He is the author of The Films of Carlos Saura: The Practice of Seeing, and Guide to Cinema in Spain and coeditor of A Companion to Pedro Almodóvar. Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix PEDRO ALMÓDOVAR AND HIS CINEMA 1 Low-Level Melodrama 1Pepi, Luci, Bom, and Other Friends of Pedro 16 Migration and Melodrama 29 Thrillers 45Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown59 Transnational Repositioning after Women on the Verge 67The Flower of My Secret 85Live Flesh 93All about My Mother 99Talk to Her and Bad Education 105 INTERVIEW WITH PEDRO ALMODÓVAR 131 SELF-INTERVIEW 145Filmography 153Bibliography 159Index 165 Review "For fans and film students alike, DLugos contribution to the Contemporary Film Directors series celebrates the directors camp aesthetic and artistic sensibilities with insight and elan."--Publishers Weekly "[DLugo] significantly extends the critical discourse on Almodovars work by focusing on the cluster of ambiguities and polarities that sustain the most controversial aspects of Almodovars authorship."--Screening The Past"Providing a thoroughly researched synthesis of the many years of study of Almodovars work by other scholars in both Spanish and English, DLugo nevertheless makes the narrative his own through contrasting Almodovars early films to the films that inspired the director and the ones he seemed to revile and react to, and by emphasizing the auteurs own role in the creation of his personality as a celebrity-author ... With such a thorough and well-written book as DLugos, a full appreciation of ... the genius of its creator has become a lot easier and more enjoyable."--European-films.net"A valuable introduction to, and summation of, the career of one of the worlds most provocative and interesting film directors."--The Gay & Lesbian Review Promotional Understanding Almodovars increasing complexity through an investigation of his central themes and the Spanish film tradition Long Description In Pedro Almod Review Quote "Providing a thoroughly researched synthesis of the many years of study of Almodovars work by other scholars in both Spanish and English, DLugo nevertheless makes the narrative his own through contrasting Almodovars early films to the films that inspired the director and the ones he seemed to revile and react to, and by emphasizing the auteurs own role in the creation of his personality as a celebrity-author ... With such a thorough and well-written book as DLugos, a full appreciation of ... the genius of its creator has become a lot easier and more enjoyable."-- European-films.net Promotional "Headline" Understanding Almod Description for Bookstore Analyzing the history and major themes informing the films of the Spanish superstar director In Pedro Almod Details ISBN0252073614 Author Marvin DLugo Short Title PEDRO ALMODOVAR Publisher University of Illinois Press Language English ISBN-10 0252073614 ISBN-13 9780252073618 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2006 Imprint University of Illinois Press Country of Publication United States Birth 1943 Edition 1st Place of Publication Baltimore Residence GA, US DOI 10.1604/9780252073618 UK Release Date 2006-05-24 NZ Release Date 2006-05-24 US Release Date 2006-05-24 Pages 192 Publication Date 2006-05-24 DEWEY 791.430233092 Illustrations 7 black & white photographs Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2006-05-14 Series Contemporary Film Directors Alternative 9780252031175 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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