Kiss of the Spider Woman

★★★★★

Turkish title: Örümcek kadının öpücüğü

“Once upon a time... in a tropical island far away, there lived a strange woman…”

1985 · 2 h

Directed by Héctor Babenco

Drama

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Cast

William Hurt Raul Julia

Plot

Two men share a prison cell in a Latin American dictatorship.

Sinekatalog’s take

Héctor Babenco's prison drama pairs William Hurt's dreamy window dresser with Raul Julia's revolutionary. Hurt won an Oscar, and the film's mix of fantasy and politics is intimate and moving.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (19,694 votes)
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