The cinema of Pedro Almodóvar
Sanchez-Arce, Ana María This book offers a comprehensive, film-by-film analysis of the cinema of Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, from early transgressive comedies of the 1980s like Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón and Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios, to award-winning dramas like Todo sobre mi madre, Hable con ella, and Dolor y gloria. It shows how Almodóvar's films draw on various national cinemas and film genres, including Spanish cinema of the d...