The Law of the desire

the Law of the desire ( Ley del Deseo ) is a Spanish film carried out by Pedro Almodóvar, left in 1987.

Synopsis

Scenario writer and writer with the mode, Pablo Quintero carries out a love and sexual life more agitated. Its difficult character upsets Juan, his/her lover in title. Pablo is devoted then to an unrestrained dredger, during which it meets Antonio, an enlightened teenager who lets himself allure by the artist. Party on vacation in his/her parents, Antonio suggests in Pablo writing to him under a female pseudonym. But, exceeded by the aggressive requirements of Antonio, Pablo decides to break with the young man. This one goes in the Andalusian village where Juan spends its holidays and kills it.

Distribution

Pablo Quintero : Eusebio Poncela
Tina Quintero : Carmen Maura
Antonio Benitez: Antonio Banderas
Juan Bermudez: Miguel Molina
the first inspector: Fernando Guillén
Ada, child: Manuela Velasco
Doctor Martin: Nacho Martínez
Ada, mother: Bibi Andersen
the mother of Antonio: Helga Liné
the priest: German Cobos
the young inspector: Fernando Guillén Cuervo
the journalist TV: Rossy de Palma
the groupie: Marta Fernandez Muro
the sister of Juan: Maruchi Leon
the friend of Juan: Victoria Abril
the nurse: Lupe Barrado
the lawyer: Agustin Almodovar
the salesman: Pedro Almodovar

Musics

Songs créees by: Pedro Almodóvar, Fred Bongusto, Fany McNamara
Other musics: Jacques Brel, Mr. Navarro, Dmitri Chostakovitch, Igor Stravinski, Los Panchos.

Reward

Gain the price of best film of the year to the Festival of Berlin and gains there the first Teddy Award ever allotted, in the form of small a Teddy bear.

External bonds

Clubcultura Drives film and comments of the realizer
the Law of the desire on IMdB.
Synopsis and runs comment on the site of the film club of Caen.
Card of film on a site devoted to Almodovar.

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