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