The Pedro Almodóvar Archives Hardcover – 26 Mar. 2021

I'm just wondering why the Almodovar Archives book is over £100, and has 420 pages, while the Stanley Kubrick Archives book is under £30 and has 544 pages. Same publication, yet a vast difference in price? How come?

I was very excited when I received this huge book yesterday. Almodóvar is one of my favorite directors so I "had to" have it. It has loads of wonderful big pictures of all his films, from "Pepi" to "The skin I live in". There are so many texts aboot and from the director as well. And, if you're from Spain as me, you can save a lot of money buying it in Amazon, as long as it costs more than 120 in Spain, although, of course, this is an English edition, so you'd better be able to read in English. And it includes a piece of "Volver" inside it!

Es lo que esperaba y más. Es un libro muy hermoso y lleno de información sobre mas obras del director.

amazing book, great quality it's a must to all Almodovar and movies lovers

Exactement ce que tout fan de Pedro Almodovar doit avoir!

El libro ha llegado en excelentes condiciones y tiene una calidad suprema en cuanto a fotografías, muchas de ellas no las había visto nunca. El mejor libro sobre el cine del director manchego.

This is an amazing book, but in order to justify the purchase, you need to be a hard-core Almodovar fan. This is less about the cost than the size, quality and content of the book. It is quite large, which means it won't fit with your other books on a shelf. It will even take up a lot of room on a coffee table. It is also quite heavy, as the cover and paper stock is top quality.That stated, I love this book. In essence, you have several chapters which are devoted to most of the movies Almodovar directed. Each chapter has beautiful pictures from each movie, some which take up all or most of the page.This book is more of a biography of Almodovar's movies, as opposed to the man himself. While Almodovar provides commentary throughout the book, the primary emphasis is on the product, not the director.Each chapter begins with a brief overview about the storyline of the movie. It then includes commentary from Almodovar and/or the actors/actresses, where they expand on their role or what went into filming certain scenes.Throughout the book, there are photos of scenes which weren't included in some of the movies.If someone hasn't seen any of the Almodovar movies, they'll still appreciate this book, as the layout and photos are great. But it helps if you have seen some of the movies, as it gives you something to relate to. Fortunately, I've seen most of the movies in this book, but some have not been produced in a format that is compatible with DVD players in the U.S.Anyhow, I love most of the Almodovar movies I have seen and this book helps to round-out my perspective on what was involved in producing each film.