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LAW OF DESIRE

by Pedro Almodóvar

synopsis

Pablo and Tina have complicated sexual lives. Pablo writes and directs plays and films; he's gay and deeply in love with Juan, a young man who won't reply to Pablo's affection or letters. Pablo's sibling Tina is a transsexual, angry at men, raising Ada, and trying to make it as an actress. Pablo takes up with Antonio, a youth who becomes jealous of Pablo's love for Juan. Antonio seeks out Juan, and violence leads to Pablo's grief and a temporary loss of memory. When memory returns, he learns that Antonio has taken up with Tina. In horror, he hurries to Tina's rescue and must face Antonio and his desire.

original title: La ley del deseo
country: Spain
year: 1987
genre: fiction
directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
film run: 102'
release date: ES 07/02/1987, DE 25/02/1987, IT 27/10/1987, FR 16/03/1988, PT 01/12/1988, DK 03/09/1991, SE 29/11/1991, FI 11/07/1997, CH 07/08/1998, GR 14/11/1999, HU 25/11/2004
screenplay: Pedro Almodóvar
cast: Eusebio Poncela, Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas
cinematography by: Ángel Luis Fernández
film editing: José Salcedo
costumes designer: José María de Cossío
executive producer: Miguel Ángel Pérez Campos
associate producer: Agustín Almodóvar

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