KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN opens. Directed by Hector Babenco. Written by Leonard Schrader from the novel by Manuel Puig. Seductive, emotionally draining two-hander set in a dank Latin American prison cell shared by William Hurt's flamboyant gay and Raul Julia's political activist. Hurt wins Oscar as well as Best Actor at Cannes FF. With Sonia Braga.