▁the ▁design ▁of ▁Al mod ó var ' s ▁mise - en - sc ène . ▁ ▁Music ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁key ▁feature ; ▁from ▁pop ▁songs ▁to ▁bol eros ▁to ▁original ▁compos itions ▁by ▁Alberto ▁Ig les ias . ▁While ▁some ▁critic ise ▁Al mod ó var ▁for ▁obs ess ively ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁them es ▁and ▁sty list ic ▁features , ▁others ▁have ▁app la ud ed ▁him ▁for ▁having ▁" the ▁cre ativity ▁to ▁re make ▁them ▁af resh ▁every ▁time ▁he ▁comes ▁back ▁to ▁them ". ▁Intern ation ally , ▁Al mod ó var ▁has ▁been ▁ha iled ▁as ▁an ▁aute ur ▁by ▁film ▁critics , ▁who ▁have ▁co ined ▁the ▁term ▁" Al mod ó var iano " ▁( which ▁would ▁translate ▁as ▁Al mod ó var ian ) ▁to ▁define ▁his ▁unique ▁style . ▁ ▁Al mod ó var ▁has ▁taken ▁influ ences ▁from ▁various ▁film m akers , ▁including ▁figures ▁in ▁North ▁American ▁cinema , ▁particularly ▁old ▁Hollywood ▁direct ors ▁George ▁C uk or ▁and ▁Billy ▁W ilder , ▁and ▁the ▁under ground , ▁trans gress ive ▁cinema ▁of ▁John ▁W aters ▁and ▁Andy ▁War hol . ▁The ▁influence ▁of ▁Douglas ▁Sir k ' s ▁mel od ram as ▁and ▁the ▁sty list ic ▁appropri ations ▁of ▁Alfred ▁H itch cock ▁are ▁also ▁present ▁in ▁his ▁work . ▁He ▁also ▁takes ▁insp iration ▁from ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Spanish ▁cinema , ▁including ▁direct ors ▁Luis ▁García ▁Ber lang a , ▁Fernando ▁Fern án ▁Gó