Spindelkvinnans kyss

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Details of the plot are revealed so subtly and so surprisingly that I will say nothing more, except that the film does not lead in the directions we anticipate. The performances are wonderful.

...the female protagonist of each of those stories is played by the striking Sonia Braga, who also plays Valentin's upper-class girlfriend Marta in a flashback.

...is a fascinating character study - an exploration into how a bond of kinship can develop between two very different men, each of whose present circumstances is erected on a foundation of secrets.

In a South American country, Luis Molina, a flamboyant gay man jailed for taking liberties with a minor, shares a cell with Valentin Arregui (Julia), a politicalprisoner.

...Hurt...He won a Best Actor Oscar, and if today his performance feels slightly stuffed with stereotypically gay quirks, they are human and moving quirks, impeccably rendered.