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71% Critic Match
Law of Desire
“An Outrageously Funny Tale of Lust, Passion and Jealousy!”
7.1 / 10• 1987• 1h 42m•NC-17• Spanish
DramaRomanceThrillerComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Eusebio Poncela
Pablo Quintero
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pedro Almodóvar's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Law of Desire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
