All about Almodóvar's men / edited by Juan Rey ; translated by Francisco Uceda.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rey, Juan, editor.

Uceda Pérez, Francisco, translator.

Series:

Masculinity studies ; v. 8.

Masculinity studies : literary and cultural representations ; vol. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Almodóvar, Pedro--Criticism and interpretation.

Almodóvar, Pedro.

Men in motion pictures.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vi, 170 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., [2017]

Language Note:

Text in English; original chapter submissions translated from Spanish.

Summary:

Pedro Almodóvar is an internationally acclaimed Spanish director. The national and international fascination over Almodóvar's cinema lies in his ability to reflect the problems of contemporary society, his lucidity in combining the urban and the rural, his ability to express the frustrations of modern man, as well as his freshness and spontaneity. Although the vast majority of studies on this Spanish director have focused on women and the gay world, his films are crowded with many types and archetypes of heterosexual men. This groundbreaking edited volume studies the men in the cinema of Almodóvar from a broad yet comprehensive and complementary perspective. Each chapter of All About Almodóvar's Men methodically dissects these male characters-their misery and their greatness, their frustrations and their desires-offering a kaleidoscopic view of man that goes beyond the narrow framework in which many studies have locked the rich cinema of Almodóvar. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Multifaceted Man in the Cinema of Almódovar / Juan Rey Rey, Juan 1

2 The Villanous Man: Evil as the Incarnation of Masculinity / Salomé Sola-Morales Sola-Morales, Salomé 17

3 The Seductive Man: The Long Shadow of Don Juan / Mónica Barrientos-Bueno Barrientos-Bueno, Mónica 27

4 The Tormented Man: Crisis of Mule Hegemonic Imperatives / Luis Alfonso Guadarrama Rico Rico, Luis Alfonso Guadarrama, Jannet Valero Vilchis Vilchis, Jannet Valero 37

5 Queer Masculinities: Evolution of Homosexual, Transsexual, and Queer Characters / Lorena López-Font López-Font, Lorena, Carlos Fanjul-Peyró Fanjul-Peyró, Carlos, Cristina González-Oñate González-Oñate, Cristina 49

6 The (Anti) Caring Man: Exploring Can and Protection in Masculinity Roles / Víctor Hernández-Santaolalla Hernández-Santaolalla, Víctor, Javier Lozano Delmar Delmar, Javier Lozano 59

7 The Invisible Man: Nothing About My Father / Antonio Molina Flores Flores, Antonio Molina 71

8 The Violent Man: Aggressiveness as a Masculine Quality / Manuel Garrido-Lora Garrido-Lora, Manuel 79

9 The Son: From Corporeal Representation to the Indelible Memory / Alberto Hermida Hermida, Alberto, Sergio Cobo-Durán Cobo-Durán, Sergio 89

10 The Liquid Man: Between the Old and the Postmodern / Adrián Huici Módenes Módenes, Adrián Huici 101

11 The Satyr Man: (Hetero)Sexual Male Activity / Lucía Caro-Castaño Caro-Castaño, Lucía, David Selva-Ruiz Selva-Ruiz, David 113

12 The Castrated Man: Between Physical and Mental Disability / Francisco Javier Gómez-Pérez Gómez-Pérez, Francisco Javier, José Patricio Pérez-Rufí Pérez-Rufí, José Patricio 123

13 The National Man: The Iberian Macho / María Del Mar Ramírez Alvarado Alvarado, María Del Mar Ramírez 133

14 The Absent Man: Male Void as Dramatic Causality / Juan J. Vargas-Iglesias Vargas-Iglesias, Juan J. 143

15 The Cinema of Almodóvar as a Rhizome / Juan J. Vargas-Iglesias Vargas-Iglesias, Juan J. 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Includes filmography.

ISBN:

9781433138645

1433138646

OCLC:

992580550

Publisher Number:

99973830444