This proposal is for world cinema.
2. What is the suggested focus?
The suggested focus is Pedro Almodóvar and the representation of women in his films.
Pedro Alodovar is a spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. "Almodóvar is the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular songs, irreverent humor, strong colors and glossy décor. He never judges his character's actions, whatever they do, but he presents them as they are in all their complexity. Desire, passion, family and identity are the director's favorite themes." - wikipedia (see link below)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Almod%C3%B3var
3. Do you have an idea for a question/problematic?
How does Pedro Almodovar represent women in his films?
How do the representation of women in Pedro Almodovar's films change over time?
How does the representation of women differ in Pedro Almodovar's films?
In what way is Pedro Almodovar a 'woman's director'?
4. Why would you choose this?
Films such as 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown' (1988) have established him as a 'women's director' and he was quoted saying “women are more spectacular as dramatic subjects, they have a greater range of registers, etc.” This could therefore be a very exciting and thought-provoking focus, applying textual analysis skills and representational theories to three or four of his films.
5. Do you have any concerns or are there any limitations to this proposal?
After researching online I can see that some people have already chosen a similar focus on Almodovar for their A2 critical research exams! I don't really know very much about him already and I haven't seen his films but it is a topic I would like to find out more about.
6. Can you rate it on a sliding scale 1- 5 (5 being great proposal, 0 being lousy proposal)
I think it's a pretty good idea 5/5?
Good resources: books
"Pedro Almodovar (World Directors Series)" Ernesto R. Acevedo-Munoz http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pedro-Almodovar-Directors-Ernesto-Acevedo-Munoz/dp/1844571505/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=gateway&qid=1202739182&sr=8-7
"Pedro Almodovar (Contemporary Film Directors)" Marvin D'Lugo http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pedro-Almod-Contemporary-Film-Directors/dp/0252073614/ref=pd_bxgy_w_h__img_b?ie=UTF8&qid=1202739182&sr=8-7
"A Spanish Labyrinth: The Films of Pedro Almodovar " Mark Allinson
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1860645070/ref=sib_rdr_dp
"Pedro Almodovar Interviews (Conversations with Filmmakers)" Paula Willoquet-Maricondi
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pedro-Almodovar-Interviews-Conversations-Filmmakers/dp/1578065690/ref=pd_sim_w_h_?ie=UTF8&qid=1202739182&sr=8-7
"Passionate Detachments An introduction to feminist film theory" Sue Thornham
Other suggested focuses:
- National Identity - Spain's profound cultural transitions
- Sexuality
- Genre
- Social Structures
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