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Kiss of the Spider Woman
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
1985 · Directed by Héctor Babenco · 120 min · Drama · 16 frames
Tagline
Once upon a time... in a tropical island far away, there lived a strange woman…
Crew
- Screenplay: Leonard Schrader
- Cinematography: Rodolfo Sánchez
- Edited by: Mauro Alice
- Music: John Neschling, Nando Cordeiro
- Produced by: David Weisman
Cast
- William Hurt as Luis Molina
- Raúl Juliá as Valentin Arregui
- Sonia Braga as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
- José Lewgoy as Warden
- Milton Gonçalves as Pedro
- Miriam Pires as Mother
- Nuno Leal Maia as Gabriel
- Fernando Torres as Americo
- Patricio Bisso as Greta
- Herson Capri as Werner
Production
- Country: Brazil, United States of America
- Language: English, Italian, German, Portuguese, French
- Studios: HB Filmes, Island Pictures
- Budget: $1,250,000
- Box office: $17,000,000
- Themes: prison, based on novel or book, politics, homophobia, male homosexuality, torture, lgbt, gay theme
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