Almodóvar’s Baroque Transitions in the Early Films (1980–1995) by Frederic Conrod

“…Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar has been detected early on by film critics as a Baroque filmmaker, a qualification to which he has agreed in interviews. …”
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Intersemiotic Translation: From Medieval Poetry to Modern Movie by Leila Nik Nasab

“…In this adaptation, the filmmaker did not aim for complete fidelity to the original text, nor was its originality fully preserved. …”
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Amazon Journeys and Poetic Re-Discoveries in Jan Conn’s 'Jaguar Rain' and Malu de Martino’s 'Margaret Mee e a Flor da Lua' by Magali Sperling Beck, Anelise R. Corseuil

“…A few years later, in 2012, the documentary Margaret Mee e a Flor da Lua, directed by Brazilian filmmaker Malu de Martino, was premiered. In the film, Martino reconstructs Mee’s final journey to the Amazon in search of the moonflower while also reinstating the artist’s important contributions as an artist, environmentalist, and contemporary explorer. …”
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Laguna de fracasos by Lagunaries

“…This group laboratory made up of dancers, performers, educators, researchers, filmmakers and archivists, takes the construction of collective knowledge and the potential of the virtual body as its nodal axis of research. …”
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Dramatic and Cinematic Potentials of the Fifth Dome in Nizami's Haft Peykar by Heydar Ali Dahmarde, Hojat Raeisi

“…Although the connection between literature and cinema emerged in Iran alongside other parts of the world, Iranian filmmakers have historically paid little attention to adapting the country's classical and valuable literature. …”
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