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Abstract:
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Built into the schema of commercially successful film today is a demand that directors perform as stars. This thesis explores the work of two filmmakers widely held as vanguards of contemporary global cinema and coveted as pop cultural icons: Pedro Almodovar (Spain) and Wong Kar-wai (Hong Kong). Looking at key sequences from Almodovar's All About My Mother (1999), Talk to Her (2002), and Bad Education (2004), I compare the authorial logic of Pedro Almodovar's work with that of Wong Kar Wai's using the films Happy Together (1997), In the Mood for Love (2002), and 2046 (2004). |