Kiss of the spider woman, FilmDallas Pictures ; HB Filmes ; Sugarloaf Films, Inc. ; Independent Cinema Restoration Archive presents a film by Hector Babenco ; produced by David Weisman ; produced by Francisco Ramalho, Jr. ; written by Leonard Schrader ; directed by Hector Babenco
Type
Label
Kiss of the spider woman, FilmDallas Pictures ; HB Filmes ; Sugarloaf Films, Inc. ; Independent Cinema Restoration Archive presents a film by Hector Babenco ; produced by David Weisman ; produced by Francisco Ramalho, Jr. ; written by Leonard Schrader ; directed by Hector Babenco
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Kiss of the spider woman
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
233603497
Responsibility statement
FilmDallas Pictures ; HB Filmes ; Sugarloaf Films, Inc. ; Independent Cinema Restoration Archive presents a film by Hector Babenco ; produced by David Weisman ; produced by Francisco Ramalho, Jr. ; written by Leonard Schrader ; directed by Hector Babenco
Runtime
120
Summary
Luis, a homosexual, and Valentin, a political prisoner are mismatched cell mates in a South American prison. To escape reality Luis invents romantic movies, while Valentin tries to keep his mind on the situation he's in. Eventually, the two men come to understand and respect one another
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Beijo da mulher aranhaBeso de la mujer araña
Classification
Contributor
- HB Filmes
- Ramalho, Francisco, Jr
- Schrader, Leonard
- FilmDallas Pictures (Firm)
- Maia, Nuno Leal, 1947-
- Hurt, William
- Puig, Manuel
- Julia, Raul
- Gonçalves, Milton, 1933-
- Braga, Sonia, 1950-
- Pires, Myriam, 1927-2004
- Weisman, David
- Babenco, Hector
- Lewgoy, José
- Independent Cinema Restoration Archive
- Sugarloaf Films
- City Lights Home Entertainment (Firm)
Subject
- Gay men + Relations with heterosexuals -- Drama
- Homosexualidad masculina -- Brasil -- Teatro
- Prisons -- Brazil -- Drama
- Motion pictures -- Drama
- Male friendship -- Drama
- Political prisoners + Abuse of -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Prison psychology -- Drama
- Feature films
- Prison films
- Torture victims -- Drama
- Prisiones -- Brasil -- Teatro
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor17
- HB Filmes
- Ramalho, Francisco, Jr
- Schrader, Leonard
- FilmDallas Pictures (Firm)
- Maia, Nuno Leal, 1947-
- Hurt, William
- Puig, Manuel
- Julia, Raul
- Gonçalves, Milton, 1933-
- Braga, Sonia, 1950-
- Pires, Myriam, 1927-2004
- Weisman, David
- Babenco, Hector
- Lewgoy, José
- Independent Cinema Restoration Archive
- Sugarloaf Films
- City Lights Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Genre3
- Subject12
- Gay men + Relations with heterosexuals -- Drama
- Homosexualidad masculina -- Brasil -- Teatro
- Prisons -- Brazil -- Drama
- Motion pictures -- Drama
- Male friendship -- Drama
- Political prisoners + Abuse of -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Prison psychology -- Drama
- Feature films
- Prison films
- Torture victims -- Drama
- Prisiones -- Brasil -- Teatro
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- Is Based On1
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