Almodóvar. Rozmowy

by Frédéric Strauss, Oskar Hedemann (Translator)

Zawarte w tomie rozmowy składają się na fascynujący i barwny portret Pedro Almodovara (ur. 1951), jednego z najoryginalniejszych współczesnych twórców kina, nazywanego Bunuelem w stylu punk. Reżyser wnikliwie, świeżo i autoironicznie spogląda na własną karierę.

Wspomnienia, anegdoty, przygody z planów zdjęciowych, portrety przyjaciół i współpracowników, ulotne wrażenia i refleksje o sprawach ostatecznych układają się w niezwykle sugestywną opowieść, emocjonalną i zmysłową, w której rzeczywistość nieustannie przeplata się z fikcją. Książka zilustrowana została unikalnymi archiwalnymi fotografiami.

Genres: Film, Nonfiction, Spanish Literature, Spain

234 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1995

Reviews

[Metodi Markov · Rating 3 out of 5]

Книгата е поредица от интервюта, засягащи повече ранните творби на Алмодовар. Всичко в стила и направата им е разчепкано твърде подробно, та на моменти дори доскучаваше и попрескочих това-онова.

Разбираме също, колко много желае да сподели с нас създателя на филмите, а твърде често ние просто се плъзгаме по идеите му и ги консумираме, без особено да се замислим върху тях...

На "Всичко за майка ми" и "Говори с нея", които са ми много любими, е отделено малко място в края, твърде нови са били по време на написването на този мемоар.

Алмодовар споделя много за майка си, за това как го е засегнала смъртта ѝ, за сложните им отношения. Всичко това ще видим на екрана в "Болка и слава" от 2019, който се оказва силно биографичен и в който Антонио Бандерас е просто великолепен!!!

P.S. В книгата са включени цветни снимки от обсъжданите ленти.

[Heath · Rating 5 out of 5]

Q. What is it with Spain and surrealism?
Almodovar: Well, it’s natural in a place where everyone has a ham hanging over their bath.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love him, love his films. Love his colors, love his women, love his obsession with subjects that make people uncomfortable and how comfortable we become watching it all. For the film geeks out there.

[Mina Talaat · Rating 3 out of 5]

حوار طويل يناقش بدايات المودوفار و أفلامه و طريقته كتاباته و الالهام الخاص به
لم أشاهد له أية أفلام لكني بحثت عنها في موقع imdb و كان أغلبها ذو تقييمات عالية

[Brennan Klein · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s wonderful to have the opportunity to hear a director work chronologically through their filmography in their own words. But here I found the interviewer incredibly pretentious, crafting questions to impress the readers (and Almodóvar himself) with how smart he is, rather than digging into what I’d actually want to know about the films.

[marteta · Rating 4 out of 5]

me gusta mucho que vayan película por película, está muyyy bien pero a excepción de alguna cosa, tampoco es nada que Pedro no haya dicho previamente en entrevistas

[Kasia · Rating 1 out of 5]

Me, myself, I, and Almodóvar. A completely uninteresting interview, which turned out to be a narcissistic monologue.

[Kuna · Rating 2 out of 5]

After three long years I finally managed to finish this book. The translation caused such a terrible disconnect, it was quite the opposite of what one would expect of a book full of interviews. I kept forgetting it was Almodóvar who was talking; his answers seemed cold and detached, which was unnerving, because he’s one of the most passionate directors in my eyes. I’m very disappointed, and even though they included some interesting details about his movies, I wouldn’t recommend this book to anyone. Just very poorly written in my opinion.

[Ana · Rating 4 out of 5]

É incrível poder ver um diretor que você admira falar da sua vida pessoal e profissional. Da vida no set.

[Anbeacor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Conversar com Almodóvar pareceu querer conversar sobre um inconsciente.

[Marcelo Alves · Rating 4 out of 5]

Belo livro. Bom para desvendar um pouco do modo de fazer cinema de Pedro Almodóvar, um dos maiores cineastas do mundo.

[Katya Vinogradova · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very thorough analysis of every Pedro Almodovar movie, compiled from interviews with the writer-director. Frederic Strauss has a wonderful way of phrasing his questions and eliciting responses from Almodovar in order to paint a full portrait of not only his movies, but also of Spanish society and culture. They also touch upon Almodovar's influences from the world of cinema and literature, discuss deep philosophical questions and other topics.
A must for anyone who loves films in general and Pedro Almodovar in particular!

[the lost lisbon sister · Rating 4 out of 5]

soundtracked by this is: yoko ono

[Lila · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite good if you like Pedro's work.