Law of Desire

"An Outrageously Funny Tale of Lust, Passion and Jealousy!"

1987 1h 42m ES

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★7.1TMDB · 340🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes★7.1IMDB · 15,115

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Synopsis

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Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire.

“An Outrageously Funny Tale of Lust, Passion and Jealousy!”

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Cast

Eusebio Poncela
Pablo Quintero
Carmen Maura
Tina Quintero
Antonio Banderas
Antonio Benítez
Miguel Molina
Juan Bermúdez
Fernando Guillén
Detective
Manuela Velasco
Ada
Nacho Martínez
Doctor Martín
Bibiana Fernández
Ada’s Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Writers: Pedro Almodóvar
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, shot by Ángel Luis Fernández. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor José Salcedo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Eusebio Poncela and Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An Outrageously Funny Tale of Lust, Passion and Jealousy!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0093412 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pedro Almodóvar directs. Ángel Luis Fernández behind the camera. José Salcedo cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Pedro Almodóvar, shot by Ángel Luis Fernández. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor José Salcedo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Eusebio Poncela and Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "An Outrageously Funny Tale of Lust, Passion and Jealousy!".
7IMDB entry: tt0093412 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "sibling relationship", "madrid, spain", "movie business", "longing".