Chapter Two. Pedro Almodóvar’s Criminal Side: Plot, Humour and Cinematic Style

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I: Spain
6. Chapter One. First Loves, First Cuts: The Initial Response to Hitchcock’s Films in Spain 15
7. Chapter Two. Pedro Almodóvar’s Criminal Side: Plot, Humour and Cinematic Style 63
8. Chapter Three. Drawing on a Darker Humour, Cultural Icons and Mass Media: Alex de la Iglesia's Journey from Outer Space to the Spanish Academy 133
9. Chapter Four. Against Hitchcock: Alejandro Amenabar's Meteoric Career 183
10. Part II: Latin America
11. Chapter Five. Latin American Openings: The Reception History Of Hitchcock's Films For Mexico City 235
12. Chapter Six. Guillermo Del Toro's Continuing Education: Adapting Hitchcock's Moral And Visual Sensibilities To The World Of Horror 266
13. Chapter Seven. Understanding Osmosis: Hitchcock In Argentina Through The Eyes Of Juan Jose Campanella 318
14. Conclusion. They Became Notorious 359
15. Bibliography 366
16. Index 377