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1985 • 2h • R • Drama

Kiss of the Spider Woman

"Once upon a time... in a tropical island far away, there lived a strange 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.

IMDb 7.3

RT 85%

MC 80

Director

Héctor Babenco

Writers

Leonard Schrader

Manuel Puig

Composer

John Neschling

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William Hurt

Luis Molina

Raúl Juliá

Valentin Arregui

Sônia Braga

Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman

José Lewgoy

Warden

Milton Gonçalves

Pedro

Miriam Pires

Mother

Nuno Leal Maia

Gabriel

Fernando Torres

Americo

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