Almodovar on Almodovar

Informationen zum Autor In 2002, Pedro Almodóvar was nominated for Best Director and received the Oscar for Best Screenplay for Talk to Her . Klappentext Pedro Almodóvar's films-such as Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown , Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! , All About My Mother , and Talk to Her , to name a few-are colorful and deeply felt celebrations of life and love. The influence of these works, which have been feted around the world, has been immense, and Almodóvar on Almodóvar tells the personal story of the man and his wonderfully vivid and outrageous vision. Almodóvar came of age during an austere time in rural Spain: 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, Almodóvar proceeded to carve for himself a unique niche in contemporary cinema with films bursting with vibrant energy and vivid, primary colors-each frame saturated with passions, releasing a pure, visual, visceral emotion. In these frank and passionate conversations, Almodóvar discusses his astonishing life and career with a humor that is distinctly his own. Vorwort Almodóvar On Almodóvar , with Frederic Strauss, features the great Spanish film-maker in a career-long conversation. Zusammenfassung Pedro Almodóvar 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 BAFTA Awards.

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In 2002, Pedro Almodóvar was nominated for Best Director and received the Oscar for Best Screenplay for Talk to Her.

Product details

• Authors: Strauss Frédéric, Frederic Strauss, STRAUSS FREDERIC
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.11.2006
• EAN: 9780571231928
• ISBN: 978-0-571-23192-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 215 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; ART / Film & Video, Films, cinema, PHOTOGRAPHY / Techniques / Cinematography & Videography, Biography: arts & entertainment, Biography: arts and entertainment, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Direction & Production