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Law of Desire (1987)

Film
DirectorPedro Almodóvar
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Form & technique
  • The recurring image and sound of the typewriter
  • The film's opening scene featuring a young man being directed by Pablo's voice
  • Tina's on-stage performance of Jean Cocteau's play "The Human Voice" → The Cinematic Echo Chamber
Tropes
  • The film's blending of high and low-culture genres → The Postmodern Collage
  • Tina Quintero's gender identity → The Performed Self
  • The triangular relationship between Pablo, Tina, and Antonio
  • The film's explicit depiction of queer sexuality and unconventional family
  • The use of letters, answering machines, and telephone calls
  • Tina's traumatic past, including her relationship with her father and her transition → The Abject
  • The film's vibrant, highly saturated mise-en-scène

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