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Bookmark this pageKiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Director: Hector Babenco
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From Time Out Film Guide
Flamboyant queen Molina (Hurt) and aggressive straight revolutionary Valentin (Julia) share a prison cell in an unnamed Latin American dictatorship. Molina, to Valentin's decreasing disgust, escapes the cell walls by recounting the camp French Resistance film of the title. The performances of Hurt and Julia win votes by the minute, Babenco directs their growing relationship with subtlety and depth, and the structure - mixing flashback, arch movie fantasy and powerful cell sequences - knocks the shit out of the gimmicks in Schrader's dubious Mishima. A film of fine balance and tone, not least in the dramatic turnaround ending.Author: JG
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Cast & crew
Director: Hector Babenco
Producer: David Weisman
Cast: William Hurt, Raúl Julia, Sonia Braga, José Lewgoy, Milton Gonçalves, Miriam Pires, Nuno Leal Maia full cast
Duration: 121 mins
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