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Spanish literature --- History and criticism. --- History and criticism --- Classical period, 1500-1700 --- Spanish literature - Classical period, 1500-1700 - History and criticism.

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Pedro Almodovar's 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown' established its director as one of the most exciting of European filmmaking talents. An often hilarious study of sexual mores, the film has a central character, Pepa (Carmen Maura), as warm and richly drawn as any modern film heroine. Made strong and self-reliant by suffering within marriage, Pepa is the center of a set of colorful characters who represent a vivid cross-section of Spanish society. 'Women on the Verge 'was a major international success for a director with a unique talent for exploring the nuances of individual behavior. Peter William Evans conducts a formidable analysis of Almodovar's insights into gender, sexuality and subjectivity. Drawing on a wide range of psychoanalytic and critical concepts, Evans sees 'Women on the Verge' as an account of the often tyrannical spell of sexual desire, of the anxieties of relationships and families, but also of the possibilities for personal liberation. He discusses the recent history of Spain and ties the film's concerns into the social revolution that occurred after the death of Franco.

Motion pictures --- Cinéma --- History --- Histoire --- Almodovar, Pedro --- Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Motion picture) --- Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (film) --- Peter William Evans --- film --- filmgeschiedenis --- Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios --- Almodovar Pedro --- Spanje --- gender studies --- 791.471 ALMODOVAR --- Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Motion picture). --- Cinéma --- Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown (Motion picture) --- Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (Motion picture)

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Pedro Almodóvar's 1988 black comedy-drama Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown established its director as one of the most exciting of European film-making talents. Nominated for the 1988 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, the film won five Goya Awards including Best Film and Best Actress in a Leading Role for its star Carmen Maura. An often hilarious study of sexual mores, Women on the Verge has a central character, Pepa (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 set of colourful characters who represent a vivid cross-section of Spanish society. Women on the Verge was a major international success for a director with a unique talent for exploring the nuances of individual behavior. Peter William Evans provides a formidable analysis of Almodóvar's insights into gender, sexuality and identity. Drawing on a wide range of theoretical and critical concepts, Evans sees Women on the Verge as an account of the often tyrannical spell of sexual desire, of the anxieties of relationships and families, but also of the possibilities for personal liberation. He discusses the film in the context of the history of Spain and ties the film's concerns into the social revolution that occurred after the death of Franco. (Provided by publisher)

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Using a wide range of popular mainstream films, this book looks at how recent cultural discourses on gender and sexuality have found their way into the apparently inflexible structure of romantic comedy.

Romantic comedy films --- Love in motion pictures. --- Films comiques --- Amour au cinéma. --- Love in motion pictures --- Film --- Music, Dance, Drama & Film --- Motion pictures --- Romantic comedies (Motion pictures) --- Romcoms (Motion pictures) --- Comedy films --- History and criticism. --- Histoire et critique. --- History and criticism

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Bible films --- History and criticism.