Almodóvar: A Self-Portrait in Seven Films
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Almodóvar: A Self-Portrait in Seven Films
9.99 €
"The best way to talk about something unreal, at least in my case, is to embellish it with reality." — Pedro Almodóvar
If the time ever comes when Almodóvar stops making films, the world will be a poorer place. This book is a detailed analysis of seven key films by Pedro Almodóvar, films that introduce us to his personality and help us immerse ourselves in the atmosphere of post-war Spain, which shaped his genius.
Pedro Almodóvar's films are replete with characters who are both his alter egos and not. Time and again, the director turns to his past, evoking memories of who he could have become but did not. On the one hand, Almodóvar's work is deeply personal, but on the other, it opens the way to understanding who we ourselves are and who we can become.
This book presents a detailed analysis of the Spanish director's work:
- Why is the fate of Spain hidden behind the images of the main characters in "Volverine"? - Which of the characters in "Bad Education" embody parts of Almodóvar's personality?
- How does the director himself explain the popularity of "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"?
- What influence did his native La Mancha have on Almodóvar's cinematic language?
- Why does the director repeatedly turn to his own alter egos, and what can these characters reveal about contemporary society?
In his book "Almodóvar: A Self-Portrait in Seven Films," American writer, essayist, and scholar James Miller examines Almodóvar's most personal films, demonstrating how they form an expressive self-portrait of the director.
If the time ever comes when Almodóvar stops making films, the world will be a poorer place. This book is a detailed analysis of seven key films by Pedro Almodóvar, films that introduce us to his personality and help us immerse ourselves in the atmosphere of post-war Spain, which shaped his genius.
Pedro Almodóvar's films are replete with characters who are both his alter egos and not. Time and again, the director turns to his past, evoking memories of who he could have become but did not. On the one hand, Almodóvar's work is deeply personal, but on the other, it opens the way to understanding who we ourselves are and who we can become.
This book presents a detailed analysis of the Spanish director's work:
- Why is the fate of Spain hidden behind the images of the main characters in "Volverine"? - Which of the characters in "Bad Education" embody parts of Almodóvar's personality?
- How does the director himself explain the popularity of "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"?
- What influence did his native La Mancha have on Almodóvar's cinematic language?
- Why does the director repeatedly turn to his own alter egos, and what can these characters reveal about contemporary society?
In his book "Almodóvar: A Self-Portrait in Seven Films," American writer, essayist, and scholar James Miller examines Almodóvar's most personal films, demonstrating how they form an expressive self-portrait of the director.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Director's Cut: The Lives and Works of Iconic Directors