Thinking Aloud About Film: Pedro Almodóvar 1 - Pepi. Luci, Bom (1980)

https://notesonfilm1.com/2022/08/15/thinking-aloud-about-film-pedro-almodovar-1-pepi-luci-bom-1980/ The first of a series of podcasts on the work of Pedro Almodóvar. We begin the series with his first film, PEPI, LUCI, BOM Y LAS CHICAS DEL MONTON/ PEPI, LUCI, BOM AND OTHER GIRLS LIKE MOM (1980). The podcast discusses the historical context for the film; the 'nueva movida madrileña'; his style and how it improved over time; recurring concerns with pop culture (comics, films, magazines, pop music); recurring themes such as rape; camp as tone; and the combination of the outrageous with the common sense. We also talk of how this film has become a document of a series of individuals and indeed a whole sub-culture that was soon to disappear.