Once upon a time... in a tropical island far away, there lived a strange woman…
The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
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Intimate, prestige, contemplative and grave.
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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Cast
- William HurtLuis Molina
- Raúl JuliáValentin Arregui
- Sonia BragaLeni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
- José LewgoyWarden
- Milton GonçalvesPedro
- Miriam PiresMother
- Nuno Leal MaiaGabriel
- Fernando TorresAmerico
- Patricio BissoGreta
- Herson CapriWerner
Crew
- Héctor BabencoDirector
- Leonard SchraderScreenplay
- Manuel PuigNovel
- Rodolfo SánchezDirector of Photography
- Nando CordeiroOriginal Music Composer
- John NeschlingOriginal Music Composer
- Mauro AliceEditor
- David WeismanProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
Typhoon Club 198587% alikeBoth intimate, prestige, grave.
Death of a Salesman 198582% alikeBoth intimate, contemplative, prestige.
Mikey and Nicky 197680% alikeBoth intimate, grave, earnest.
On Chesil Beach 201880% alikeBoth intimate, grave, prestige.
The Silent Twins 202279% alikeBoth intimate, prestige, contemplative.
The Boys in the Band 197079% alikeBoth intimate, prestige, grave.
Tetro 200978% alikeBoth grave, prestige, contemplative.
Suddenly, Last Summer 195978% alikeBoth intimate, contemplative, grave.
The Secret History 199272% alikeBook · Both grave.
Take 201669% alikeGame · Both intimate, grave, contemplative.
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