{"product_id":"almodovar-a-retrospective-book","title":"Almodóvar: A Retrospective Book","description":"\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"aagmm3-qjpot7-bc7e06-56d5u5\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0993191150\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" data-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA lavishly illustrated retrospective of Pedro Almodóvar, Spain’s foremost filmmaker, published to coincide with his 75th birthday.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePedro Almodóvar is a master of contemporary cinema. An auteur with an infinite imagination, the creator of unforgettable characters, and promoter of a challenging and captivating cinema, his list of accolades is virtually unmatched.\u003cbr\u003eAlmodóvar came to prominence during La Movida Madrileña, a cultural renaissance that followed after the end of Francoist Spain. His first few films characterized the sense of sexual and political freedom of the period. In 1986, he established his own film production company, El Deseo, with his younger brother Agustín Almodóvar, who has been responsible for producing all of his films since \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLaw of Desire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Almodóvar achieved international recognition for his black comedy-drama film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and went on to further success with the dark romantic comedy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTie Me Up! Tie Me Down!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the melodrama \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHigh Heels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the thriller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLive Flesh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. His subsequent two films, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAll About My Mother\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTalk to Her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, each earned him an Academy Award, for Best Foreign Film and Best Original Screenplay respectively. His subsequent films \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVolver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Skin I Live In\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJulieta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePain and Glory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were all in contention for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.\u003cbr\u003ePau Gómez provides unique insight on every one of Almodóvar’s twenty-two major films. Profusely illustrated with unseen archive and behind-the-scenes stills, and featuring many first-person observations, this is an insider’s perspective on Almodóvar’s legendary achievements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"24rvy3-g2idnp-n8bpp7-5w4fsu\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0993191150\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"7ivpvf-y6y6eh-3q2198-wvtypr\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0993191150\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-feature-name=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"buyingOptionNostosBadge_feature_div\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"ikkadukka-store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42920786329666,"sku":"IDB-11289","price":4200.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/0206\/4706\/files\/9780500028568.png?v=1768980646","url":"https:\/\/ikkadukka.com\/products\/almodovar-a-retrospective-book","provider":"Ikka Dukka Studio Private Limited.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}