Passion of Pedro Almodovar - A Self-Portrait in Seven Films

James Miller considers seven of Pedro Almodóvar's most personal films, arguing that together they offer a revealing self-portrait of the director and his search for meaning.

About the author

James Miller is professor of politics and liberal studies at the New School for Social Research. Among his books are Can Democracy Work? From Ancient Athens to Our World (2018); Examined Lives: From Socrates to Nietzsche (2011); Flowers in the Dustbin: The Rise of Rock and Roll (1999); and The Passion of Michel Foucault (1993).

Product details

• Authors: James Miller
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.05.2025
• EAN: 9780231220040
• ISBN: 978-0-231-22004-0
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, Biography: arts & entertainment, Philosophy: aesthetics, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Biography: arts and entertainment, Individual Film Directors, Film-Makers, Film Theory & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director, Film history, theory or criticism