Kiss of the Spider Woman

NOW A NEW MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • In an Argentine prison, two unlikely cellmates form a bond as they share stories and beliefs, despite their differences. Extremely moving . . . Puig weaves his own shimmering web around a classic theme. ―NewsweekIn an Argentine prison, two men share a cell: Molina, a gay window dresser who is self-centered, self-denigrating, yet charming as well, and Valentin, an articulate, fiercely dogmatic revolutionary haunted by memories of a woman he left for the cause. Sometimes they talk all night long. In the still darkness of their Buenos Aires prison cell, Molina re-weaves the glittering and fragile stories of the film he loves, and the cynical Valentin listens. Valentin believes in the just cause that makes all suffering bearable, Molina believes in the magic of love that makes all else endurable.Though they share little other than a cell, the two form a bond so intimate―and a relationship so profoundly affecting―that only the other could understand.A...

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