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Hector Babenco's Oscar-nominated drama, adapted from Manuel Puig's novel and set in an unspecified Latin American country, takes a penetrating look at the role of entertainment in a politically oppressive regime. When activist Valentin (Raul Julia) is tossed in a cell, already beaten and tortured by prison guards anxious to get information out of him, he ends up sharing the space with Molina (William Hurt), a homosexual deeply engaged with popular culture--especially the movies. The two men have widely divergent views of life: while the leftist Valentin strives to bring forth a revolution, Molina buries himself in elaborate fantasies taken directly from the cinema. In particular, he relates two fanciful narratives--one a Nazi melodrama, the other an escapist fable about a glamorous "spider woman" (Sonia Braga), harkening back to the glory days of film noir and murderous femme fatales. The impatient and dedicated Valentin tries to raise his cellmate's conscience, and gradually the two men come together and, in a stunning and shocking conclusion, each one truly learns to put himself in the other's place. Hurt delivers an Oscar-winning performance in this captivating tribute to the power of film and fantasy as an escape from inhumane conditions.Product Identifiers
UPC0897246001508
eBay Product ID (ePID)70263871
Product Key Features
ActorWilliam Hurt, Sonia Braga, Raul Julia
Edition2 Dist Collector's Edition
RatingNR
Movie/TV TitleKiss of the Spider Woman
DirectorHector Babenco
FormatDVD
Release Year2008
GenreDrama
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs2
Display Format2 Dist Collector's Edition
Leading RoleWilliam Hurt, Sonia Braga, Raul Julia
Release Date20081021