I ♥ kitsch: a analysis about the kitsch attitude in the work of Pedro Almodóvar

Authors

  • Hallina Beltrão UFPE
  • Hans Waechter UFPE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51358/id.v5i1.48

Keywords:

Kitsch, neokitsch, aesthetics, cinema, Pedro Almodóvar

Abstract

This article shows the kitsch as established world-wide phenomenon and identifies its presence in the work of
Pedro Almodóvar through the analysis of Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown (1987), Tie me up! Tie
me down! (1989) and Kika (1993), three of the most kitsch films by the spanish director.

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Author Biographies

Hallina Beltrão, UFPE

Hallina Beltrão
Graduada em Design pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco no ano de 2005, quando ganhou
o Prêmio Gastão de Holanda por ter realizado um dos melhores projetos de graduação de
2004,“Eu ♥ kitsch”, que foi incorporado ao acervo do Centro de Documentación Pedro Almodóvar,
sediado na Universidad Castilla – La Mancha, Espanha.

Hans Waechter, UFPE

Hans Waechter
Graduado em Desenho Industrial I Programação Visual pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
(1980), com especialização em Comunicación Audiovisual pela Universidad Autónoma de
Barcelona (1999), mestrado (2000) e doutorado (2004) em Comunicación Audiovisual y Publicidad
pela Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Atualmente é Professor Adjunto 1 da Universidade
Federal de Pernambuco.

How to Cite

Beltrão, H., & Waechter, H. (2010). I ♥ kitsch: a analysis about the kitsch attitude in the work of Pedro Almodóvar. InfoDesign - Journal of Information Design, 5(1), 36–44. https://doi.org/10.51358/id.v5i1.48

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2008)

Section

Undergraduate Research

License

Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

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