Desire Unlimited The Cinema of Pedro Almodóvar

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.

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

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

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