Pedro Almodovar

Filmmaker Pedro Almodovar's ability to shock and provoke is legendary. In this program, the director traces his colorful career from obscure independent filmmaker, to his 1988 Oscar nomination for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and beyond. Using scenes from this and other major film...

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Other Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., West Six Media / RC Broome.
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], c1995.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
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Table of Contents:
  • Pedro Almodvar Caballero: Writer, Director and Producer (2:22)
  • Almodvar's Beginnings (5:32)
  • 1979 Folle Folle Folleme Tin (1:56)
  • 1980 Pepi, Luci, Bom y Otras Chicas del Montn (1:47)
  • 1982 Laberinto de Pasiones (3:50)
  • 1983 Entre Tinieblas (3:21)
  • 1984 Que He Hecho Yo Para Merecer Esto (5:20)
  • 1986 Matador (4:53)
  • 1987 La Ley de Deseo and Leading Lady Carmen Maura (5:51)
  • 1988 Mujeres al Borde de un Ataque de Nervios, "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" (6:34)
  • 1989 tame! (3:07)
  • 1991 Tacones Lejanos (5:04)
  • Almodvar's Films Harshly Criticized (4:14)
  • 1995 La Flor de Me Secreto (2:41)