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This is a compilation of stories and essays. Pedro Almodovar has established himself with films like Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and High Heels, this book features his comic creation Patty Diphusa, the high-class porn queen, who tells stories to make you hair curl. Her memoirs show an inexhaustible capacity for excess, plus a taste for reflection on the human condition. The book includes accompanying essays on film which form a kind of autobiography - particularly How to Become an Internationally Renowned Film Maker - which reflects on Almodovar's career from the early days of Super 8.
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The Patty Diphusa Stories : And Other Writings, Pedro Almodóvar
- Language
- Released
- 1992
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- The Patty Diphusa Stories : And Other Writings
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Released
- 1992
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN10
- 0571167268
- ISBN13
- 9780571167265
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Humor, Short Stories, Erotica, LGBTQ+, Gifts for grandpa, Filmthema, Spain, Spanish Literature, Autobiographical Novels, Humorous Short Stories, Movie Directors
- First published
- 1991
- Original title
- Patty Diphusa y otros textos
- Rating
- 3 out of 5
- Description
- This is a compilation of stories and essays. Pedro Almodovar has established himself with films like Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and High Heels, this book features his comic creation Patty Diphusa, the high-class porn queen, who tells stories to make you hair curl. Her memoirs show an inexhaustible capacity for excess, plus a taste for reflection on the human condition. The book includes accompanying essays on film which form a kind of autobiography - particularly How to Become an Internationally Renowned Film Maker - which reflects on Almodovar's career from the early days of Super 8.