NEW Kiss of the Spider Woman Video 8 Movie 8mm Film William Hurt Sonia Braga

Description: This is a NEW sealed Kiss of the Spider Woman video 8 movie. Movie DescriptionHector Babenco's Oscar-nominated drama, adapted from Manuel Puig's novel and set in an unspecified Latin American country, takes a penetrating look at the role of entertainment in a politically oppressive regime. When activist Valentin (Raul Julia) is tossed in a cell, already beaten and tortured by prison guards anxious to get information out of him, he ends up sharing the space with Molina (William Hurt), a homosexual deeply engaged with popular culture--especially the movies. The two men have widely divergent views of life: while the leftist Valentin strives to bring forth a revolution, Molina buries himself in elaborate fantasies taken directly from the cinema. In particular, he relates two fanciful narratives--one a Nazi melodrama, the other an escapist fable about a glamorous "spider woman" (Sonia Braga), harkening back to the glory days of film noir and murderous femme fatales. The impatient and dedicated Valentin tries to raise his cellmate's conscience, and gradually the two men come together and, in a stunning and shocking conclusion, each one truly learns to put himself in the other's place. Hurt delivers an Oscar-winning performance in this captivating tribute to the power of film and fantasy as an escape from inhumane conditions.CreditsCast:William Hurt, Raul Julia, Sonia BragaDirector:Hector BabencoSynopsisKISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN is director Hector Babenco's complex tale about a relationship that develops between two men sharing a prison cell somewhere in South America. To pass the time, one oentertains the other with imaginative, fanciful narratives from old movies.Film NotesProduced by HB Filmes (Brazil) and Sugarloaf Films (Brazil).Additional cast: Nuno Leal Maia (Gabriel), Antonio Petrim (Clubfoot), Denise Dumont (Michelle), Herson Capri (Werner) and Nildon Parrente (Butler/Resistance leader).Additional crew: Felipe Crescente (art director), Amilcar Moreira (assistant director) and Lucio Kodato (second unit camera).The same year "Kiss of the Spider Woman" was released and nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, several other Oscar nominated and winning films also dealt with oppression in Latin America. "The Official Story" from Argentina, about the way that nation's military regime took babies from political prisoners and handed them over to favored families to raise, won Best Foreign Film. Another Argentine film about the junta, "Las Madres -- The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo", received a nomination for Best Documentary Feature.Industry ReviewsIncluded in the New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1985"New York Times - Vincent Canby (12/29/1985) "...[Julia is] sterling..."Entertainment Weekly - Beth Pinsker (11/04/1994) "...THE KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN succeeds on a deep, emotional level and as spellbinding entertainment as well..."Los Angeles Times - Sheila Benson (08/23/1985) "Hurt helped turn KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN into an indie sensation....He won a Best Actor Oscar..." -- Grade: BEntertainment Weekly - Gregory Kirschling (10/31/2008)

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