Post-Franco, Postmodern. The Films of Pedro Almodovar

Abstract

Preface Introduction: Pedro Almodovar, Postmodern Auteur by Kathleen M. Vernon and Barbara Morris Pepi, Luci, Bom and Dark Habits: Lesbian Comedy, Lesbian Tragedy by Paul Julian Smith Sense or Sensibility, or Latent Heterosexuality and Labyrinth of Passion by James Mandrell Melodrama Against Itself: What Have I Done to Deserve This? by Kathleen M. Vernon Tauromachy as a Spectacle of Gender Revision in Matador by Leora Lev Almodovar's Laws of Subjectivity and Desire by Barbara Morris Figuring Hysteria: Disorder and Desire in Three Films by by Brad Epps Almodovar's City of Desire by Marvin D'Lugo From Matricide to Motherlove: High Heels by Marsha Kinder Almodovar's Postmodern Cinema: A Work in Progress... by Victor Fuentes From Rough Trade to Free Trade: Toward a Contextual Analysis of Audience Response to the Films of Pedro by Wendy Rolph Filmography Selected Bibliography: Almodovar in America Index