Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

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7.3	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Hector Babenco

Starring (View all)

William Hurt
Luis Molina

Raul Julia
Valentin Arregui

Sonia Braga
Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman

José Lewgoy
Warden

Milton Gonçalves
Pedro

Míriam Pires
Mother

Nuno Leal Maia
Gabriel

Fernando Torres
Americo

Written by

Manuel Puig

Leonard Schrader
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Kiss of the Spider Woman

11 years, 12 months ago at Jun 20 20:29

JxSxPx

“Don’t allow anyone to humiliate you. No one has the right to do that to anyone.”

Two simple sentences that encapsulate the entirety of the dramatic push and tension of Kiss of the Spider Woman, a film which sees an impassioned but wounded heart (Raul Julia) slowly learning to understand and empathize with a battered, dreamy soul (William Hurt). Julia’s revolutionary is init... read more

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10 months, 2 weeks ago at Aug 2 22:13

fernando

(OK) Cómo Babenco pudo dejar enajenar tanto su historia, no que le quite su latinidad (la película y la cinefilia original de Puig es más o menos universal) pero Molina y el guerrillero, el Sao Paulo de fondo, la cárcel, merecían otro lenguaje, aún en inglés.

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Description: Valentin Arregui and Luis Molina are unlikely cell mates in a Latin American prison. Valentin, a journalist, is a political prisoner who was working for a leftist anti-government revolutionary group. While in prison, he is frequently tortured in order to cough up information on those with whom he is working. That includes the new prisoner in the cell across the block from his. Valentin has yet to provide the authorities with any useful information. Molina, a stereotypically gay window dresser, is imprisoned on morals charges: having homosexual sex with a minor. He states that he has no political affiliations. To pass the time, M ... (more)

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fernando posted a review 10 months, 2 weeks ago

“(OK) Cómo Babenco pudo dejar enajenar tanto su historia, no que le quite su latinidad (la película y la cinefilia original de Puig es más o menos universal) pero Molina y el guerrillero, el Sao Paulo de fondo, la cárcel, merecían otro lenguaje, aún en inglés.” read more