The Labyrinth of passions

the Labyrinth of passions ( Laberinto of impassion ) is a Spanish film carried out in 1982 by Pedro Almodovar, with Cecilia Roth.

Synopsis

Sexilia, girl of famous a Gynecologist, is singer of Punk and Nymphomane.

Riza Nero, heir to the empire of Tiran, wanders in Madrid in the search of a homosexual adventure. At the time of one evening, it is made engage by an rock group in distress, and makes a paperboard as a new singer. It meets Sexilia and both of discover an insane love one towards the other. Love which will remain platonic to the last scene of film.

But of the terrorists want some in Riza, the two in love ones are obliged to flee Madrid.

As in its films of the first time, the films of Almodovar are a sequence of absurd situations, comic and tragedies at the same time. In this film in particular, a critical homage, even mocker are returned with the artistic current of Madrid at the time: the Movida.

Distribution

Cecilia Roth : Sexilia
Imanol Arias: Riza Niro
Helga Liné : Toraya
Marta Fernández Muro : Queti
Fernando Vivanco : a doctor
Ofelia Angélica: Susana
Ángel Alcázar : Eusebio
Concha Grégori : Angustias
Fany McNamara : Fabio
Antonio Banderas: Sadec
Agustín Almodóvar : Hassan
María Elena Flora: Remedios
Pedro Almodóvar: the singer (does not appear in the credits)

With the participation of the painters and plastic artists such as Ouka Lele, Guillermo Pérez Villata, Costus, Pablo P. Minguez, Javier P.Grueso, Carlos Berlanga and Fabio of Miguel. Almodovar thus gives a role to his/her friends of the Movida.

Around film

This film revealed the young actor who was Antonio Banderas: it is indeed its first film.
Music: Almodovar, in addition to its original songs: Suck it to Me and Gran Canga , pays also homage to the Italian cinema of the years soixantes with extracts of the musics of Nino Rota drawn from the Dolce vita and Rocco and its brothers .

External bonds

Good critic of film on the site of Arte.
the Labyrinth of passions on Internet Movie Database
'' the Labyrinth of passions '' on cinemotions.com
Data sheet and synopsis on a site devoted to Almodovar.
the Labyrinth of passions on Allociné .com
the card of film on the site of the film club of Caen.

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