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Law of Desire (1987)
Narrowly beating Fatal Attraction to the screen in 1987, Pedro Almodóvar's The Law of Desire concerns a similarly unhealthy relationship, although in the director's colorfully kinky Spain, the dangerous romance is shared by adult film director Pablo (Eusebio Poncela) – a sexually promiscuous artist whose last lover Juan couldn't quite reciprocate Pablo's love and thus left to work at a coastal town's lighthouse – and his new stalkerazzi lover Antonio, who's fandom quickly morphs into frightening obsession.
| Release Date: | June 11th, 1987 |
| Running Time: | 102 minutes |
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You will find all the familiar Almodovar devices here: telephones, drug use (cocaine in particular), dysfunctional families, sexual ambiguity, pedophile priests, and hospitals. These themes permeate his work, but they are woven intricately throughout this film.
Pablo (Eusebio Poncela) is a writer/director of fantastic...
(complete Law of Desire review by Movie Addict)
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