Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman is a 1985 political drama film, based on the 1976 novel of the same title by Argentine writer Manuel Puig. It is directed by Argentine-Brazilian filmmaker Héctor Babenco from a screenplay by Leonard Schrader, and stars William Hurt, Raul Julia, and Sônia Braga.
Plot
The film centres on a dialogue between two very different individuals who share a prison cell in Brazil during the Brazilian military dictatorship: Valentin Arregui, who is imprisoned (and has been tortured) due to his activities on behalf of a leftist revolutionary group, and Luis Molina, an effeminate homosexual in prison for "corrupting an underage youth."
Awards
Cast
- Ana Braga
- Antônio Petrin
- Benjamin Cattan
- Carlos Fariello
- Denise Dumont
- Fernando Torres
- Herson Capri
- José Lewgoy
- Lineu Dias
- Luiz Guilherme
- Miguel Falabella
- Milton Gonçalves
- Miriam Pires
- Nildo Parente
- Nuno Leal Maia
- Patricio Bisso
- Raúl Juliá
- Sergio Kato
- Sônia Braga
- Walter Breda
- William Hurt
- Wilson Grey
More details
| author | Leonard Schrader Manuel Puig |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Award for Best Actor National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | Argentina |
| director | Héctor Babenco |
| editor | Mauro Alice |
| genre | drama political |
| keywords | brazilian military dictatorship gun battle homosexual homosexuality meet military dictatorship morphine nazi nazi propaganda nazism poison police chief prison cell propaganda film run secret police shoot tropical island unlikely friendship wound |
| musicBy | John Neschling |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay |
| producer | David Weisman |
| productionCompany | FilmDallas Pictures HB Filmes Sugarloaf Films |
| publisher | Embrafilme Island Alive |
| recordedAt | São Paulo |
| theme | independent lgbt-related romantic thriller spy |