TIE ME UP, TIE ME DOWN BY PEDRO AMALDOVAR A presentation by Matt Lewis, Scott Morris and Sam Purkis.
Feb 22, 2016
TIE ME UP, TIE ME DOWNBY PEDRO AMALDOVAR
A presentation by Matt Lewis, Scott Morris and Sam Purkis.
WHAT IS IT?
Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down is a dark romantic comedy.
It stars Antonio Banderas (Ricky) and Victoria Abril (Marina)
The story follows Ricky, a recently released patient from a mental hospital, who hunts down Marina, a porn film star he once had sex with, and tries to convince her to be his wife. When that fails, he kidnaps her to convince her of his love.
It was released in 1989 and is set in Madrid, Spain
SUCCESS Released in 1990, the film became a domestic success
Highest grossing domestic film of the year.
Popular with critics
Earned over $4 million in the USA.
Launched Almodovar into the American spotlight
MAIN THEMES Sexual Deviance
Obsession
Violence towards women
Counter Culture
Disability
SIMILARITIES TO TALK TO HER Man with notable mental issues who tries to justify his actions
Women sexualised
Main character in trouble with the system.(Jail, Mental institution)
Small world Few characters Very few locations
Visual puns
Man has a childish mentality
FILM FORM Long Takes
High Key Lighting
Expositional dialogue
Stationary camera or smooth movements
Live music scenes
Saturated images
PERSONAL RESPONSE Although it is a dark romantic comedy with a farcical plot we did
not find it to be humorous
We felt very unsympathetic towards the main character due to his predatory nature
The only real comedic parts of the film were given by the director character
The plot was very unbelievable but as it is farcical that is somewhat expected