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Kiss of the Spider Woman is a brésilien film of genre Drama directed by Héctor Babenco released in USA on 26 july 1985 with William Hurt

Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

Kiss of the Spider Woman Beijo da mulher aranha

Kiss of the Spider Woman
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Released in USA 26 july 1985
Length 2h1
Directed by
OriginBresil
Genres Drama
Rating72% 3.646933.646933.646933.646933.64693

Kiss of the Spider Woman (Portuguese: O Beijo da Mulher-Aranha) is a 1985 Brazilian-American drama film directed by Argentine-born Brazilian director Héctor Babenco, and adapted by Leonard Schrader from the Manuel Puig novel of the same name. William Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga, José Lewgoy, and Milton Gonçalves star in the leading roles.

Synopsis

The film tells of two very different men who share a prison cell in Brazil during the Brazilian military government: Valentin Arregui, who is imprisoned (and has been tortured) due to his activities on behalf of a leftist revolutionary group, and Luis Molina, a homosexual in prison for having sex with an underage boy.

Actors

William Hurt

(Luis Molina)Raúl Juliá

(Valentin Arregui)Sônia Braga

(Leni Lamaison / Marta)José Lewgoy

(Warden)Milton Gonçalves

(Pedro)
And :
Fernando Torres
Miriam Pires
Nuno Leal Maia
Denise Dumont
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