Narration and Intertextuality in Volver (Pedro Almodóvar, 2006)

Abstract

Any fiction film provides, in its duration, a series of information which help the audience to build a coherent, meaningful story. Pedro Almodóvar, a filmmaker especially concerned with the narrative practice, introduces in Volver (2006) a new model that, besides forcing the film viewer to continually check the expectations and hypotheses generated, is ruled by pauses and informative delays shaped as musical, televisual, or cinematic intertexts. The aim of this paper is to study the aforementioned intertextual, narrative model suggested in the film