Just now we saw Pedro Almodovar arrive at the Lido Palace in Venice to present his latest film in which he has counted on the actresses Tilda Swinton y Julianne Moore, ‘The Room Next Door’. The director and his team were given a 17-minute standing ovation, which is a testament to the quality of the Spaniard’s work. But the director from La Mancha has not only spread his talent through the seventh art, but has also made incursions into other areas, facets that are much less known and removed from the spotlights and glamour of the red carpets.
The Venice Film Festival hall has given Almodóvar a 17-minute standing ovation
Although her literary work is less known, the artist Dua Lipawho usually shares his readings through Instagram, has found a way to reach her and has recommended to his followers the book by the director from La Mancha that he is reading. It is about ‘The last dream’a launch that took place last March 2023The artist has shared the attractive cover of this work, which is designed with saturated colors and in which red predominates, a style very much in keeping with what can be seen in the director’s films.
‘The Last Dream’, by Pedro AlmodóvarInstagram @dualipa
This is a collection of sweet stories brief, which the author defines as follows: “This book is the closest thing to a fragmented autobiography. […] The reader will end up getting the maximum information about me as a filmmaker, as a storyteller and the way my life makes one thing and the others mix together.”
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In this volume, the stories that compose it cover several periods, from the end of the decade of The Sixties to the present day, and they reflect some of his most intimate obsessions, as well as his evolution as an artist. Some of the themes that are reflected on are: the dark school years, the influence of fiction in life, the unexpected effects of chance, the sophistication of humorthe drawbacks of fame, the fascination with books or the experimentation with narrative genres. It is an essential work to understand first-hand the cinema of one of the most sought-after and valued Spanish directors, something that seems to interest the singer a lot.
Almodóvar Cordon Press
This collection of stories has garnered very good reviews, including those from his professional colleague Ray Loriga: “A book of discoveries. I already knew that Almodóvar was a great writer, we just had to find out when. From childhood until the day before yesterday, his writing takes us by the hand through an amazing forest. Being born backwards (in the end) and living backwards is only one of his talents. There is more, moving forward like a streetcar (of desire). Reading these stories one does not know if one has been invited into his head or into his soul. In any case, it is a gift. And a sweet intrusion.”
Dua Lipa is one of the fans of the Malorie Blackman saga. Instagram/@dualipa
This is not the first book by a Spanish author that the interpreter of ‘Hudini’ has recommended. In fact, she is a voracious reader who has launched Service 95, a platform where she recommends readings and shares content about this hobby. Another Spanish author who has also appeared in her stories is Alana S. Portero, specifically the title ‘La mala costumbre’, by the Spanish activist.
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