Kiss of the Spider Woman

Two very different men are cell-mates in a Latin American prison: Luis Molina is a gay window-dresser jailed on a morals charge, while Valentin is a left-wing journalist accused of subversive revolutionary activities. To escape reality, Molina re-enacts a melodramatic film, impersonating its glamorous, but politically dubious heroine.

Valentin's machismo and political convictions at first make him suspicious of Molina, but he gradually succumbs to his cell-mate's kindness, and the two men develop a bond of friendship and respect for their sexual and social differences.

Directed by
Hector Babenco

Cast
William Hurt - Molina
Raul Julia - Valentin
Sonia Braga - Leni Lamaison/Spider Woman/Marta
Jose Lewgoy - Warden
Nuno Leal Maia - Gabriel
Antonio Petrim - Clubfoot
Denise Dummont - Michelle
Milton Goncalves - Secret Policeman
Patricio Bisso - Greta
Herson Capri - Werner
Nildon Parrente - Butler

Production Co.
HB Filmes
Island Pictures
FilmDallas Pictures
Sugarloaf Films Inc

Produced by
Francisco Ramalho Jr
David Weisman
Clovis Bueno

Studio
Strand Releasing

Writer
Manuel Puig
Leonard Schrader

Music
John Neschling
Nando Carneiro