Kiss of the Spider Woman Hector Babenco [videorecording]=

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Hector Babenco

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English, French, Spanish Summary language: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Series: David W. Foster CollectionPublication details: Brazil United States HB Filmes FilmDallas Pictures 2008Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 inLOC classification:

PN1997 .K577 1985

Summary: From case cover: This groundbreaking film was the first independent ever to receive the top four Oscar nominations including Best Picture for producer David Weisman, and Best Director for Hector Babenco. Adapted by Academy Award nominated screenwriter Leonard Schrader from Manuel Puig's novel, set in a non-specific Latin American country, Kiss of the Spider Woman takes a penetrating look at the role of sex, politics, and torture under an oppressive right-wing regime. The timeless story, more relevant today than ever, follows the complex relationship between two fundamentally different men with opposite life views - building with emotional crescendo as they gradually come together in a stunning transcendental conclusion. William Hurt delivers his Oscar-winning performance in this captivating tribute to the power of film and fantasy as escape from inhumane conditions.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
DVD - Video	SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-C: DVD Cabinet C	PN1997 .K577 1985 d.1	Available	Feature film. English, Spanish, and French audio. Optional English, Spanish, and French subtitles.		001881
DVD - Video	SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-C: DVD Cabinet C	PN1997 .K577 1985 d.2	Available	Making of Documentary. English audio. Optional English subtitles.		001882

Based on the 1976 novel "Kiss of the Spider Woman" by Manuel Puig.

From case cover:
This groundbreaking film was the first independent ever to receive the top four Oscar nominations including Best Picture for producer David Weisman, and Best Director for Hector Babenco. Adapted by Academy Award nominated screenwriter Leonard Schrader from Manuel Puig's novel, set in a non-specific Latin American country, Kiss of the Spider Woman takes a penetrating look at the role of sex, politics, and torture under an oppressive right-wing regime. The timeless story, more relevant today than ever, follows the complex relationship between two fundamentally different men with opposite life views - building with emotional crescendo as they gradually come together in a stunning transcendental conclusion. William Hurt delivers his Oscar-winning performance in this captivating tribute to the power of film and fantasy as escape from inhumane conditions.

DVD video; Dolby Digital 5.1; surround; NTSC; Region 1; 1.85:1 as 4:3(?) fullscreen.

English, Spanish, and French audio. Optional English, Spanish, and French subtitles.

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