Desire Unlimited: The Cinema of Pedro Almodóvar

Desire Unlimited: The Cinema of Pedro Almodóvar
ISBN-10
1859847781
ISBN-13
9781859847787
Series
Desire Unlimited
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
217
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
Verso
Author
Paul Julian Smith

Description

With four additional chapters and original film stills, this new edition is the only study of its kind in English. The author argues that beneath Almodovar's genius for comedy and visual pleasure lies a filmmaker who deserves to be taken seriously.

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