Strauss Frederic - Almodovar On Almodovar - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Pedro Almod var's influence on European popular culture has been immense. From a small village in rural Spain to international acclaim for his many wonderfully vivid and outrageous films Almod var On Almod var tells the story of the man and his films. Almod var came from an austere background in rural Spain. It was the 1950s the age of the Cold War of mambo of Balenciaga of the Korean War of the Hungarian Revolution of the death of Stalin. But none of these events bore any impact on his village. In response Almod var's films - such as Bad Education Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Tie Me Up! All About My Mother and Talk to Her to name a few - are colourful and deeply felt celebrations of life and love. In these frank and passionate conversations Almod var discusses his astonishing life and career with a humour that is distinctly his own. Pedro Almod var is widely acclaimed as one of the most successful Spanish film - makers having won two Academy Awards six European Film Awards 2 Golden Globe Awards and 5 BAFT a Awards. His most recent films include Volver (2006) Broken Embraces (2009) The Skin I Live In (2011) and I'm So Excited (2013).
Title: Almodovar On Almodovar
Author(s): Strauss Frederic
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Barcode: 9780571231928
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 2/20/2007
Category: Biography: Arts & Entertainment