Labyrinth of Passion

Labyrinth of Passion

"Labyrinth of Passion" ( _es. Laberinto de pasiones) is a 1982 Spanish screwball comedy directed by Pedro Almodóvar.

Plot

The plot follows the adventures of two sex-crazed characters: Sexilia (Cecilia Roth), an aptly named nymphomaniac, and Riza (Imanol Arias), the gay son of the leader of a fictional Middle Eastern country, who are destined to be together. The campy roundelay also involves Queti (Marta Fernández Muro), Sexilia’s “biggest fan,” whose delusional father (Luis Ciges) rapes her.

Reception

The film caught the spirit of liberation which then ruled in Madrid and it became a cult film. Almodóvar said about "Laberinto de pasiones": " I like the film even if it could have been better made. The main problem is that the story of the two leads is much less interesting than the stories of all the secondary characters. But precisely because there are so many secondary characters, there's a lot in the film I like ".

See also

Movida madrileña

Notes

^ Almodóvar on Almodóvar: Strauss, p. 28^ Almodóvar on Almodóvar: Strauss, p. 28

External links

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