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A Spanish labyrinth : the films of Pedro Almodóvar / Mark Allinson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York, NY : In the United States of America and in Canada distributed by St. Martin's Press, 2001.Description: x, 258 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1860645070 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43 21
LOC classification:
  • PN 1998.3 A437s 2001
Online resources: Summary: Almodóvar is Spain's most successful and controversial director, 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. His most recent films are the critically acclaimed Live Flesh, based on a Ruth Rendell story, and All About My Mother, the runaway winner of the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. This comprehensive introduction to the films of Almodóvar investigates cultural and nationa.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) PN 1998.3 A437s 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000127331

Filmography: p. [230]-244.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-251) and index.


Almodóvar is Spain's most successful and controversial director, 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. His most recent films are the critically acclaimed Live Flesh, based on a Ruth Rendell story, and All About My Mother, the runaway winner of the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. This comprehensive introduction to the films of Almodóvar investigates cultural and nationa.

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