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Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Featuring indelible performances from Raul Julia and William Hurt (who won an Academy Award for his performance), Kiss of the Spider Woman is a work of radical compassion that boldly expands notions of love, gender and revolution. Directed by Hector Babenco following his international breakthrough with Pixote and adapted from the novel by the iconoclastic writer Manuel Puig, the film stars Julia and Hurt as Valentin and Molina, a militant leftist activist and a queer, cinema-obsessed window dresser, imprisoned together under a repressive military dictatorship. The two gradually forge a bond that transforms the way they both understand politics, sexuality and masculinity. Blending raw realism with imaginative escapes into sumptuous movie fantasy, this searing human drama offers a powerful vision of personal liberation embedded within broader political struggle.
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- Length
- Rating NR
- Released:
- Added Oct 21 2025
- Production Year 1985
- Empire SKU 5017763
- UPC Code 715515327718
- Studio Criterion
- Packaging Keep
- Number of Discs 1
- Disc SS-SL
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- Celebrity Skin
- Classics
- Closeted/Straight Men
- Drag
- Drama
- Fantasy & Supernatural
- Film About Film
- Friendships
- Gender Issues
- Historical / Period Piece
- Homophobia
- International
- LGBT Interest
- Male Sex Scene
- Performing Arts
- Politics
- Prison
- Romance
- Thrillers