Argentinian writer Manuel Puig’s best-known work, The Kiss of Spider Woman, is a book that has taken its place in the world of literature, theater and cinema. The fact that his director is an important representative of the political camera, as well as being criticized by the left circles because of his content, creates a great contrast. Frankly, I don’t see a hard case. Believing that there may be one type of socialist or one type of homosexual is the nonsense itself. Frankly, since I haven’t read his book, I’d like to consider his film independently.
Political prisoner Valentin Arregui (Raul Julia) is sent to the prison cell of Luis Molina (William Hurt), who was imprisoned for homosexuality in the prison he was brought to serve his sentence. True to his advocacy, Valentin accuses Molina of being a gay man and a dreamer. Molina fell in love with Valentin, although the prison administration was tasked with gathering information against Valentin.
Chekhov’s interest in the drama was that if a weapon appears on the wall in the first act, it must explode. When the first contact of the two prisoners filled with contradictions took place in Spider Woman’s Kiss, it became clear that the weapon would explode.
If I had a chance to watch it at the time of its withdrawal, I would probably think otherwise, but it did not offer me any political or dramatic innovation under these circumstances. What impressed me was William Hurt’s great acting. For his role in this film, he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Let me put it together; The language of the novel is very much felt, its gloomy and exhausting parts are quite high, but ultimately a Hector Babenco film.
All about Kiss of the Spider Woman.
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Directed by: Hector Babenco
Starring: William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, José Lewgoy, Milton Gonçalves, Míriam Pires, Nuno Leal Maia, Fernando Torres
Screenplay by: Leonard Schrader
Production Design by: Clovis Bueno
Cinematography by: Rodolfo Sánchez
Film Editing by: Mauro Alice
Art Direction by: Clovis Bueno
Costume Design by: Patricio Bisso
Music by: Nando Carneiro, John Neschling
Distributed by: Island Alive, FilmDallas Pictures
Release Date: July 26, 1985
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