Critical Studies in Latin American & Iberian Cultures
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This text examines the work of Pedro Almodovar, the Spanish director whose nine features to date include the comedy, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), the S & M melodrama, Tie me up! Tie me down! (1990) and the family romance, High Heels (1991). This study argues not only that Almodovar is a highly skilled manipulator of cinematic form, but also that his films raise important questions-of gender, nationality and sexuality-which demand a serious response from their audience. Desire Unlimited offers analyses derived from recent feminist, gay and postmodern theory.