P/MD/56. Gender issues in post-modern aesthetics: review of ‘All About My Mother by P. Almodovar

The paper is a review of Pedro Almodovars film ‘All About My Mother offering an overview of post-modern theories of gender with a focus on the essentialist and social constructivist theories. The plot of the film and its characters sketches serve as a background for a philosophic debate arguing that gender is a performance rather than a biological factor. The aesthetics of post-modern films is discussed highlighting their intertextuality and commenting on literary references in Almodovars film.