Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

Luis Molina and Valentin Arregui are cell mates in a South American prison. Luis, a homosexual, is found guilty of immoral behaviour and Valentin is a political prisoner. To escape reality Luis invents romantic movies, while Valentin tries to keep his mind on the situation he's in. (imdb)
Genre: Drama
AKA: O Beijo da Mulher-Aranha
Directed By: Hector Babenco
Written By: Manuel Puig, Leonard Schrader
Starring: William Hurt, Sonia Braga, Milton Gonçalves, Raul Julia, José Lewgoy, Míriam Pires, Wilson Grey, Nuno Leal Maia, Fernando Torres, Miguel Falabella, Luis Guilherme, Denise Dumont

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Dumb but entertaining film. The first half really bugged me, there are enough of very stagey film adaptions of plays and books, but around halfway through the film I realized that this isn't 'about' silly melodramas. This is a silly melodrama.
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