Kiss of the Spider Woman
The film centers on two cellmates who are a gay man and a political activist. They pass through many diificulty to learn the way to live well with each other and find a mutual respect.
17 October 1947, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
25 December 1948, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
1946, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
8 June 1950, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
20 March 1955, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
9 December 1933, Monte Santo, Minas Gerais, Brazil
November 22, 2002
Sorry, but this was boring and poorly executed.
August 14, 2008
Argentine writer Manuel Puig's book Kiss of the Spider Woman has a theme that endures throughout all its various incarnations: that of human dignity and compassion surviving within a society that denies it.
October 22, 2007
Centering on the camaraderie in prison between gay window-dresser and Marxist radical, the film is schematic, and the recreations of old movie scenes are uneven, but the acting is good.
November 20, 2008
Babenco's film blends ideology with drama and betrayal for a tale as intellectually rewarding as it is passionate.
August 22, 2004
Bold and touching performances by William Hurt and Raul Julia.
August 11, 2008
Explores the rapture and torture of desire, and the tension between harsh reality and escapist fantasy. [DVD]
July 27, 2001
Succeeds beyond all the trappings it sets up for itself and becomes an accomplished picture as a result.
January 06, 2016
A bold and brassy classic that challenges social and political norms in a magnificent manner.
