Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

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Cast & Crew.

William Hurt
Luis Molina

Raúl Juliá
Valentin Arregui

Sônia Braga
Leni Lamaison / Marta

José Lewgoy
Warden

Miriam Pires
Molina's Mother

Milton Gonçalves
Pedro

Patricio Bisso
Greta / Costume Design

Nuno Leal Maia
Gabriel

Denise Dumont
Michele

Herson Capri
Werner

Fernando Torres
Americo

Ana Maria Braga
Lidia

Walter Breda
Agent

Miguel Falabella
Lieutenant

Wilson Grey
Flunky

Benjamin Cattan
Molina's friend

Nildo Parente
Leader of Resistance

Antônio Petrin
Clubfoot

Lineu Dias
Bank Cashier

Luis Roberto Galizia
Nurse

Leonard Schrader
Screenplay

Francisco Ramalho Jr.
Executive Producer

David Weisman
Producer

Héctor Babenco
Director

Rodolfo Sánchez
Director of Photography

Mauro Alice
Editor

Manuel Puig
Novel

Nando Cordeiro
Original Music Composer

John Neschling
Original Music Composer

Rebecca Nicolaou
Assistant Editor / Post Production Coordinator

Lee Percy
Additional Editing

Helen Hahn
Negative Cutter

Allen Hartz
Sound Editor

Jeff Rosen
Sound Editor

Lorie O'Shatz
Sound Editor

Dennis McNeill
Color Timer

Hugo Weng
Sound Editor

Susan Dudeck
Supervising Sound Editor

Paul Coombe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Maiello
Associate Producer

Burt Lancaster
Thanks

Gary Gegan
Foley Mixer

Felipe Crescenti
Set Designer

Clovis Bueno
Art Direction

Robert Dawson
Title Designer

Amilcar Monteiro Claro
Assistant Director

Flávio R. Tambellini
Assistant Director

Alberto Gieco
Script Supervisor
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Details.
Release DateJuly 26, 1985
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Content RatingR
Budget$1,250,000
Box Office$17,000,000
Filming LocationsSão Paulo, Brazil
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This Movie Is About.
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Kiss of the Spider Woman (Portuguese: O Beijo da Mulher Aranha) is a 1985 drama film directed by Héctor Babenco from a screenplay by Leonard Schrader, based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Manuel Puig. It stars William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sônia Braga, José Lewgoy, Milton Gonçalves, and Denise Dumont.
Set in a Brazilian prison during the military dictatorship, the film centers on a dialogue between two very different cellmates, a hardened leftist revolutionary (Julia) and an apolitical gay man (Hurt). The story utilizes metafictional and film-within-a-film elements, as the latter regales the former with retellings of an old movie, whose themes mirror those of the characters.
Independently produced, principal photography occurred in São Paulo between October 1983 and March 1984.
Kiss of the Spider Woman premiered on May 13, 1985, at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival, where Hurt won the Best Actor award and Babenco was nominated for the Palme d'Or. The film was released in the United States on July 26, 1985, and in Brazil on March 13, 1986. It received critical acclaim. Hurt won the Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Actor, and the film was nominated for further three Academy Awards, including the first Best Picture nomination for a Brazilian production, the first Best Director nomination for a Brazilian director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama, in addition to Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama (Hurt and Julia) and Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (Braga).
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