July 26 1985 

KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN opens. Written by Leonard SChrader, from the novel by Manuel Puig. Directed by Hector Babenco. 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.

 

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