Book Description
Pedro Almodovar is Spain's leading film-maker. His radical, genuinely innovative style and unswerving interest in every manifestation of human sexuality were born in the heady days after the death of Franco. This book looks at Almodovar's love of kitsch and camp, setting his portrayal of human love and lust in all their forms against the background of a cultural revolution which ushered postmodernity into Spain before the country had even any clear notion of what modernity might entail. The book covers his earliest experiments in super 8 and his writings, and draws upon interviews previously only available in Spanish.
About the author
David Johnston lives in Belfast. In addition to his academic work as Professor of Hispanic Studies at Queens University, he is an award-winning translator and adaptor of Spanish theatre. His versions of Lope de Vega, Calderon, Valle-Inclan and Lorca have been performed all over the world including prodcutions at the RSC and the BBC. He is the author of another acclaimed Outline biography Lorca.
