Desire Unlimited The Cinema of Pedro Almodóvar

by Smith, Paul Julian; Dunkerley, James; King, John

• ISBN13: 9781859843048
• ISBN10: 1859843042
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-17
• Publisher: VERSO

Summary

The huge international success of his latest feature, All About My Mother, has finally granted Pedro Almodovar the recognition he deserves, as the most artistically ambitious and commercially consistent film-maker in Europe.

Author Biography

Paul Julian Smith is Professor of Spanish and Head of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Cambridge University

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition	ix
Acknowledgements	xiii
List of Illustrations	xv
PART I
Introduction: El Deseo, S.A. (Desire Ltd)	1	(8)
Pepi, Luci, Bom, y otras chicas del monton (Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls on the heap, 1980): Rhetoric and Reference	9	(14)
Laberinto de pasiones (Labyrinth of Passion, 1982): Cult Film Experiences	23	(14)
Entre tinieblas (Dark Habits, 1983): Out of the Convent	37	(14)
¿Que he hecho yo para merecer esto? (What Have I Done to Deserve This?, (1984): Gender, Space, Representation	51	(14)
Matador (1986): Power, Pleasure, and the Frenzy of the Visible	65	(14)
La ley del deseo (The Law of Desire, 1987): A Talent for Production	79	(14)
Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a nervous Breakdown, 1988): Femininity by Design	93	(14)
¡Atame! (Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, 1990): Not a Love Story?	107	(14)
Tacones Lejanos (High eels, 1991): Imitations of Life	121	(44)
Conclusion: Screen Memories	137	(4)
Filmography and Plot Synopses	141	(16)
Select Bibliography	157	(8)
PART II
Kika (1993): Future Chic	165	(6)
La flor de mi secreto (The Flower of My Secret, 1995): An Interview with Pedro Almodovar	171	(10)
Carne tremula (Live Flesh, 1997): Absolute Precision	181	(8)
Todo sobre mi madre (All About My Mother, 1999): Silicone and Sentiment	189	(8)
Filmography and Plot Synopses	197	(8)
Bibliographical Update	205	(4)
Index	209