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From critically acclaimed, erotically candid writer/director Pedro Almod�ovar (Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) comes a raw, seductive tale based on a novel by British mystery writer Ruth Rendell. When naive, lovestruck Victor (Liberto Rabal) attempts to seduce beau...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Multiple languages Spanish Italian |
| Language Notes: | In Spanish and Italian. |
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New York, NY :
Sony Pictures Classics,
1997.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | From critically acclaimed, erotically candid writer/director Pedro Almod�ovar (Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) comes a raw, seductive tale based on a novel by British mystery writer Ruth Rendell. When naive, lovestruck Victor (Liberto Rabal) attempts to seduce beautiful and wealthy but strung-out junkie Elena (Francesca Neri), all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body ... and his desire for vengeance on the man who put him there. After his release, Victor crosses paths with Elena, who is as beautiful as ever since she cleaned up her act. Still madly in love with her, Victor will stop at nothing to win her over even if it means revenge for Elena has married David (Javier Bardem), the cop who sent him to prison! |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed June 21, 2017). Based on the novel by Ruth Rendell. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (101 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:41:01 |
| Awards: | Nominated 1999 BAFTA Awards, Best Film not in the English Language |