{"product_id":"desire-unlimited-paul-julian-smith-9781781681770","title":"Desire Unlimited: The Cinema of Pedro Almodar","description":"In the last decade, Spanish auteur Pedro Almod var has grown from critical darling of the\u003cbr\u003e film circuit scene to mainstream success. Frequently comic, often deadly serious, always\u003cbr\u003e visually glorious, his recent films range from the Academy Award-winning drama \u003ci\u003eTalk to\u003cbr\u003e Her\u003c\/i\u003e to the 2011 horror film \u003ci\u003eThe Skin I Live In\u003c\/i\u003e. Though they are ambitious and varied in style, \u003cbr\u003e each is a distinctive innovation on the themes that have defined his work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e Desire Unlimited \u003c\/i\u003eis the classic film-by-film assessment of Almod var's oeuvre, \u003cbr\u003e now updated to include his most recent work. Still the only study of its kind in English, \u003cbr\u003e it vigorously confirms its original argument that beneath Almod var's genius for\u003cbr\u003e comedy and visual pleasure lies a filmmaker whose work deserves to be taken with the\u003cbr\u003e utmost seriousness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Julian Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781681775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781681770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 7.80w x 0.70d","brand":"Paul Julian Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078630732031,"sku":"9781781681770","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_15b5c81b-e19d-4de4-9529-766f246f5741.jpg?v=1685476605","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/desire-unlimited-paul-julian-smith-9781781681770","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}