Kiss of the spider woman /
Luis, a homosexual, and Valentin, a political prisoner are mismatched cell mates in a South American prison. To escape reality Luis invents romantic movies, while Valentin tries to keep his mind on the situation he's in. Eventually, the two men come to understand and respect one another.
| Uniform Title: | Kiss of the spider woman (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish with optional subtitles in French or Spanish. |
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New York :
City Lights Home Entertainment,
[2008]
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| Edition: | 2-disc collector's ed. |
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| Summary: | Luis, a homosexual, and Valentin, a political prisoner are mismatched cell mates in a South American prison. To escape reality Luis invents romantic movies, while Valentin tries to keep his mind on the situation he's in. Eventually, the two men come to understand and respect one another. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Based on the novel by Manuel Puig. "The independent classic." Originally released as a motion picture in 1985. Special features: Disc 1. Trivia tracks in English and Spanish; original theatrical trailer. Disc 2: "Tangled web: making Kiss of the spider woman" featurette (108 min.); "The submissive woman's role:" a Manuel Puig mini-documentary; "Spider woman on Broadway:" a mini-documentary; slide show commentary; photo galleries. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD, region 1, widescreen, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital mono. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Rodolfo Sanchez ; editor, Mauro Alice ; music, John Neschling, Nando Carneiro. |
| ISBN: | 0979360757 9780979360756 |