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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Engelsk Paperback
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Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Engelsk Paperback

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Pedro Almodóvar’s 1988 black comedy-melodrama Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown established its director as one of the most exciting of European film-making talents. An often hilarious study of sexual mores, Women on the Verge has a central character, Pepa (Carmen Maura), as warm and richly drawn as any modern film heroine. Made strong and self-reliant by suffering in a troubled relationship, Pepa is the centre of a network of lovers, friends and family who represent a vivid cross-section of Spanish society.

Peter William Evans provides a formidable analysis of Almodóvar’s insights into gender, sexuality and identity. Evans sees Women on the Verge as concerned with the often tyrannical spell of sexual desire and the anxieties of relationships and families, but also with the possibilities for personal liberation. He discusses the film in the context of the history of Spain and the social revolution that occurred after the death of Franco.

In his foreword to this new edition, Evans reflects upon Women on the Verge in the light of Almodóvar’s subsequent films, and the impact of Carmen Maura’s performance as Pepa on the representation of women in Spanish cinema.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
80
ISBN-13:
9781839022524
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
2
ISBN-10:
1839022523
Udg. Dato:
6 maj 2021
Længde:
8mm
Bredde:
188mm
Højde:
135mm
Forlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato:
6 maj 2021
Forfatter(e):
Books from the same author
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