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Kiss of the Spider Woman (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
This groundbreaking film (the first independent ever to receive the top four Oscar nominations including Best Picture and Best Director for Hector Babenco), adapted for the screen by Academy Award nominated screenwriter Leonard Schrader from Manuel Puig's novel set in a non-specific Latin American country, takes a penetrating look at the role of sex and politics under an oppressive right-wing regime. The timeless story, more relevant today than ever, follows the complex relationship between two distinctly different men with opposite views about life - building with powerful emotional crescendo as they gradually come together in a stunningly transcendental conclusion. Hurt delivers his Oscar-winning performance in this captivating tribute to the power of film and fantasy as escape from inhumane conditions.
Run time: 121 minutes

Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman
A strange odyssey from novel to film is chronicled in Tangled Web: Making Kiss of the Spider Woman. Creative team Manuel Puig, William Hurt, Hector Babenco, David Weisman, Leonard Schrader, and Raul Julia confess the daunting challenge and profound satisfaction of creating this watershed film - which almost never made it to the big screen. Burt Lancaster's mysterious obsession, director Babenco's epic struggle with author Puig, the birth of today's independent cinema - all play parts in the startling saga of this timeless gem. Filmmaker David Weisman's Tangled Web captures the many unique and emotional moments that serendipitously turned this courageous movie into a masterpiece.
Run time: 109 minutes

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MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Hector Babenco
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Widescreen, NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 5 hours
Release date ‏ : ‎ July 22, 2008
Actors ‏ : ‎ William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga, José Lewgoy
Studio ‏ : ‎ City Lights Pictures, Independent Cinema Restorative Archive
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001AMH7XA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

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Marcadimus

Really enjoyed the film.

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2016

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Really really enjoyed this movie. I saw it as a kid, pretty young and remembered just thinking it was confusing. Finally saw it again and the performances were great. You have to believe William Hurt is a Brazilian, but he does very well as a confident gay character from that time period, and Raul Julia does a good job embodying the revolutionary socialist, and the pain that comes from being someone who fights against centralized oppression. 95% of the movie is them talking in their cell, so be sure you are not showing to a hard core conservative.

I do think the film would be better without the last 10 minutes or so. But I won't spoil anything for you. If you enjoy thinking and emotional films and have the mental maturity to step out of your personal comfort zone, there is a lot to enjoy here and the movie will absolutely fly by.

6 people found this helpful

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Tough Customer

This film changed my life when I was 11 years ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2017

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This film changed my life when I was 11 years old and I saw it on PBS. This film teaches you to empathize.

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Gil Dawson

Good Movie, Bad Captions

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2019

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The good news: It's captioned! However, the captions are poor. Sometimes they are five seconds late. Sometimes they are spot on. Sometimes they are a few seconds ahead! Also, they are sometimes split (from one frame to the next) in arbitrary ways that spoils the impact of the line. (Or the joke.) The movie itself is a well-done classic.

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Brilliant performances in a powerful, complex, human film

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2011

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While many like Hector Babenco's brilliant, raw 'Pixote' better, I find
his deeply emotional portrait of two lost souls surviving together in a
South American prison cell even more riveting.

The two towering performances - William Hurt's feminine gay
storyteller, and Raul Julia's angry but frail (emotionally and
physically) leftist are by far the best work either has done on film.

The intricacies of their slowly evolving relationship are complex,
powerfully moving, and sometimes disturbing,

And while probably 60% of the film takes place in one room, the film
never feels like a play. It's always cinematic.

A special film that holds up to repeated viewings.

8 people found this helpful

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Gerg Rogers

LOVELY SAD FILM

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2017

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Superb (and superbly heartbreaking) story, and the acting is first-class all the way.

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sharon

Outstanding Beautiful and Captivating Movie

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2016

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I was exceptionally happy to receive this DVD because I had been looking for it for a while. This is one of my favorite movies. I had read the book by Manual Puig, an Argentine, and when the movie came out and the list for Academy Awards winners was going around at the university where I was working, I was the only one who correctly picked William Hurt to win best actor. The story was so cleverly constructed involving a story within a story and Raul Julia, my favorite Hispanic actor and the Brazilian Sonia Braga were outstanding. This was a library copy as stated in the order description which also described the second DVD has having some problems. It did. I was still able to enjoy most of the making of the movie in Brazil involving the cast, crew and author in Brazil. The movie itself had no problems.

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TONY PS

STUPID . MOVIE

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2019

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THIS WAS A STUPID ATTEMPT TO JUSTIFY HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR BY TWO MEN. GOOD ACTING ( NOTHING SPECIAL ) , but was a complete waste of my time!!!!!!!

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Mike Ellis

Brilliant Movie

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2020

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The story, acting and direction are all brilliant. Being a very emotional plot concerning politics in a 3rd world country and basic human needs.

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ALAN

Great Remaster

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2020

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The 2 Disc edition is the only way to go!

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Amazon Customer Skogsra

Manipulation by society

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2019

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A long time I viewed this movie. Worthwhile seeing this again and again.

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Phil D Bean

Excellent film

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 6, 2018

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Excellent film Loved ever minute of the film

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Maria Paulsen

Great movie

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2017

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I saw this movie the first time when it just had been released - and I just love Hurt's performance in it. I have never seen him act this brilliantly, since.

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Celia Laverick

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 6, 2015

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Good to find it still produced.

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