Pedro Almodóvar’s “Bad Education”: Lost in Own Labyrinth

Joanna Bardzińska

kwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.pl
Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)

Eduardo R. Merchan


Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)

Abstract

Pedro Almodóvar’s Bad Education was a long awaited film, and already was shrouded in the aura of scandal before première. But it turned out that reality was different, more interesting and more complex. The authors of the article stress that Bad Education is an intimate statement of the film director, where on the one hand, Almodóvar demonstrates artistry in the labyrinth of meanings, quotes and repeti­tions, and, on the other hand, this attempt to define himself lacks authenticity and originality.



Keywords:

Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish cinema, scandal

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Published
2004-06-30

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Bardzińska, J. and Merchan, E. R. (2004) “Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Bad Education’: Lost in Own Labyrinth”, Kwartalnik Filmowy, (46), pp. 43–58. doi: 10.36744/kf.3636.

Authors

Joanna Bardzińska 
kwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.pl
Complutense University of Madrid Spain

Absolwentka UW Wydziału Neofilologii (Kate­dra Iberystyki). Stypendystka Unii Europejskiej Socrates Erasmus. Doktorantka na wydziale Na­uk Informacyjnych Uniwersytetu Complutense w Madrycie (stypendium Hiszpańskiej Agencji Współpracy Międzynarodowej).


Authors

Eduardo R. Merchan 

Complutense University of Madrid Spain

Profesor Wydziału Audiowizualnego Uniwersy­tetu Complutense w Madrycie. Wykładowca teorii Obrazu, Historii Fotografii i Historii Kina Hiszpańskiego. Publikuje w czasopismach: „La Calle”, „Manhattan”, „Mayo”, „Cinerama”.



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