Law of Desire
Original title: La ley del deseo · Turkish title: Tutku Kanunu
“An Outrageously Funny Tale of Lust, Passion and Jealousy!”
1987 · 1 h 42 min
Directed by 
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro AlmodóvarCast
Eusebio Poncela 
Carmen Maura 
Antonio Banderas
Credits
Written by: Pedro Almodóvar
Plot
A gay film director and his obsessions.
Sinekatalog’s take
Pedro Almodóvar's passionate comedy-thriller about a gay director and an obsessive lover is bold and colourful. Antonio Banderas and Carmen Maura shine in an early, daring work of queer melodrama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (15,654 votes)
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