Almodóvar: A Retrospective

Pedro Almodóvar came to prominence as a director and screenwriter during La Movida Madrileña, a cultural renaissance that followed the end of Francoist Spain. His first few films characterised the sense of sexual and political freedom of the period. In 1986, he established his own film production company, El Deseo, with his younger brother Agustín Almodóvar, who has produced all of his films since Law of Desire.

Almodóvar achieved international recognition for his black comedy-drama Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He wen on to further success with the dark comedy Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, the last melodrama High Heels and the thriller Live Flesh. His subsequent two films, All About My Mother and Talk to Her, each earned him an Academy Award, for Best Foreign Film and Best Original Screenplay respectively. He followed this with films such as the drama Volver, the psychological thriller The Skin I Live In, an the dramas Julieta and Pain and Glory.

Acclaimed as one of the most internationally successful Spanish filmmakers, Almodóvar and his films have developed a cult following. He has won two Academy Awards, five British Academy Film Awards, two Emmy Awards, six European Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, nine Goya Awards and four prizes at the Cannes Film Festival.

Autor Pau Gómez
Prefácio Antonio Banderas
1ª Ed. 2024
ISBN 978-0-500-02856-8
Pp. 240