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A lavishly illustrated retrospective of Pedro Almodovar, Spain’s foremost filmmaker, published to coincide with his 75th birthday. Pedro Almodovar is a master of contemporary cinema. An auteur with an infinite imagination, the creator of unforgettable characters, and promoter of a challenging and captivating cinema, his list of accolades is virtually unmatched. Almodovar came to prominence during La Movida Madrilena, a cultural renaissance that followed after the end of Francoist Spain. His first few films characterized 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 Agustin Almodovar, who has been responsible for producing all of his films since Law of Desire. Almodovar achieved international recognition for his black comedy-drama film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and went on to further success wi |
