{"product_id":"vida-detenida-pedro-almodovar","title":"Vida Detenida, Pedro Almodóvar","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ShortTitle Subheadline --big\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003carticle data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-118\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:a6ebb8f4-90d7-4e8b-9653-5ab7afbaff87-58\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-mini\" data-message-id=\"104f175e-8164-47aa-a7a7-7c0be3881979\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"335\" class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"193\" class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\"\u003eVida detenida\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrings together a series of photographs taken by Pedro Almodóvar in a domestic, intimate space, during moments of solitude and contemplation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"686\" class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\"\u003eAway from the film set, Almodóvar shoots to perform a deeply pop gesture: transforming ordinary objects — glasses, flowers, plates, utensils — into small secular altars, charged with memory and desire. These are not simple still lifes, but\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"577\" data-end=\"589\" class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\"\u003estill life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas in ‘arrested life’: each object preserves vitality, responds to light, and changes over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"1064\" class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\"\u003eThese are photographs without post-production, where the focus lies in emotion rather than perfection. As Almodóvar himself writes:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"927\" class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\"\u003e“What interests me is the ecstasy of the moment, staying alert and capturing the emotion of the instant.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThis fragile, vibrant tension runs through every shot, where the beauty of the everyday becomes sacred, precarious, and never consoling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1430\" class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\"\u003eAmidst painterly reminiscences — like the work by Isabel Quintanilla that inspires the first shot — and literary echoes — such as the verses by Wordsworth quoted by Simone Azzoni in the afterword —\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1264\" data-end=\"1279\" class=\"skrollable skrollable-between\"\u003eVida detenida\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a poetic journey through a daily life transformed into a postmodern ritual, where objects lose their primary function and become emotional enigmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTexts by Pedro Almodóvar, Simone Azzoni. Book design by Bunker. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLazy Dog Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst Edition\u003cbr\u003e24 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e150 x 240 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eISBN \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9788898030835\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lazy Dog Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56974191624523,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2538\/3478\/files\/ALM.webp?v=1775574956","url":"https:\/\/www.thelibraryproject.ie\/de\/products\/vida-detenida-pedro-almodovar","provider":"The Library Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}