Kiss of the Spider Woman ★★★ O Beijo da Mulher Aranha 1985 (R) From the novel by Manuel Puig, an acclaimed drama concerning two cell mates in a South American prison, one a revolutionary, the other a homosexual. Literate, haunting, powerful. 119m/C VHS, 8mm. BR William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, Jose Lewgoy, Milton Goncalves, Nuno Leal Maia, Denise Dumont, Antonio Petrim, Miriam Pires, Fernando Torres;
Director:
Hector Babenco;
Writer:
Leonard Schrader;
Writer:
Rodolfo Sanchez;
Cameo:
John Neschling, Wally Badarou. Oscars '85: Actor (Hurt); British Acad. '85: Actor (Hurt); Cannes '85: Actor (Hurt); Ind. Spirit '86: Foreign Film; L.A. Film Critics '85: Actor (Hurt); Natl. Bd. of Review '85: Actor (Hurt), Actor (Julia).
