How the films of Pedro Almodóvar draw upon and influence Spanish society bilingual essays on his cinema (Edwin Mellen Press, 2012)
Includes filmography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index
Spain's true colors: the Almodovar phenomenon / Maria R. Matz and Carole Salmon -- Facing Almodovar's vision of Spanish contemporary society: women, men and everyone in between / Maria R. Matz and Carole Salmon -- Masculinities-Maskulinities, or why does Almodovar outcast men? / Jean Xavier Brager -- The color of authorship: Almodovar's Labyrinth of red / Michael Rennett -- Allegories of authenticity: production design in Pedro Almodovar's Atame! and Todo sobre mi madre / Margret Nisch -- El cine dentro del cine en la obra de Pedro Almodóvar: pasion cinefila y tradicion barroca / Javier Herrera -- Hacer cine como si Franco no hubiera existido / Antonio Francisco Pedros-Gascon -- Mujeres al rescate: imaginacion creadora como atributo femenino en el cine de Pedro Almodóvar / Hilda Chacon -- Escritoras al borde de un ataque de genero(s): feminidad literaria y mujeres escritoras en el cine de Pedro Almodóvar / Juan Senis Fernandez -- Made in Spain: el fenomeno Almodóvar / Maria R. Matz
The Color of Authorship: Almodóvar's Labyrinth of Red Michael Rennett, University of Texas at AustinAllegories of Authenticity: Production Design in Pedro Almodóvar's¡Átame! and Todo sobre mi madreMargret Nisch, Independent Scholar, Berlin, Germany; El cine dentro del cine en la obra de Pedro Almodóvar: pasión cinéfila y tradición barrocaJavier Herrera, Filmoteca Española, Madrid, Spain; ¿Hacer cine como si Franco no hubiera existido? Antonio Francisco Pedrós-Gascón, Colorado State University
In the films of Pedro Almodóvar one experiences a vivid representation of Spanish life. His films are discussed here in lieu of gender relations, power dynamics, Spanish cultural identity, and inter-textually with other directors such as Alfred Hitchcock. The essays are written in both English and Spanish. They try to bring together a broad variety of interpretations to his popular films. Many articles deal with issues of gender and representations of cultural iconography from Catholicism on love and death. Through a variety of authors and angles, as well as in two languages, this volume opens