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February 08, 2009

Carnality, Gutsiness, Shamelessness, Messy Hair

In The Oscars Issue - Penelope Cruz - NYTimes.com, Pedro Almodovar lauds

the Mediterranean school of acting, a style that is characterized by its carnality, gutsiness, shamelessness, messy hair, generous cleavage and shouting as a natural form of communication.

YES! YES! YES!

Thank you Randa Jarrar for alerting me to this.

February 08, 2009 in Counter Propaganda, Culture, Film | Permalink

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