Country
United States
Date
Feb 10, 1987
Note
Miami Film Festival
An Outrageously Funny Tale of Lust, Passion and Jealousy!
1h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bibiana Fernández | Ada’s Mother |
| Helga Liné | Antonio’s Mother |
| Germán Cobos | El Cura |
| Fernando Guillén Cuervo | Policía hijo |
| Marta Fernández Muro | Groupi. |
| Lupe Barrado | Enfermera |
| Alfonso Vallejo | Sargento |
| Maruchi León | Hermana de Juan |
| José Manuel Bello | Guardia joven |
| Agustín Almodóvar | Abogado |
| Rossy de Palma | Locutora tele |
| José Ramón Pardo | Policía (as José R. Pardo) |
| Juan A. Granja | Modelo Impo. |
| Angie Gray | Chica |
| Hector Saurint | Periodista |
| José Ramón Fernández | Chico 1 |
| Pepe Patatín | Dependiente |
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| Victoria Abril | Girl with Juan (uncredited) |
| Pedro Almodóvar | Dependiente ferretería (uncredited) |
| Manuel Cano | Actor de doblaje 1 (uncredited) |
| Fabio McNamara | Chico que intenta ligar con Juan en el bar (uncredited) |
| José Moratalla | Actor de doblaje 2 (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaRomanceThrillerComedy
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | La ley del deseo |
| Lingua originale | Español (ES) |
| Lingue parlate | Español |
| Paesi di produzione | Spain |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Laurenfilm, El Deseo |
| Data di uscita | 7 febbraio 1987 |
| Exec. Producer | Miguel Ángel Pérez Campos |
| Producer | Agustín Almodóvar |
| Writer | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Editors | José Salcedo |
| Cinematography | Ángel Luis Fernández |
| Asst. Directors | Agustín Almodóvar, Rafael Moleón, Pedro Almodóvar |
| Camera Operators | Ángel Luis Fernández |
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| Add. Photography | Ángel Luis Fernández |
| Production Design | Ceesepe, Javier Fernández |
| Art Direction | Javier Fernández, Ceesepe |
| Set Decoration | Ceesepe, Javier Fernández |
| Special Effects | Reyes Abades |
| Composer | Antonio Illán, Jesús Peña, Jim Willis, Jacinto Cora |
| Sound | Antonio Illán, Jesús Peña, Jim Willis, Jacinto Cora |
| Costume Design | José María de Cossío, Teresa Matías, Juan Pedro Hernández |
| Makeup | Juan Pedro Hernández, Teresa Matías, José María de Cossío |
| Hairstyling | Teresa Matías, José María de Cossío, Juan Pedro Hernández |
| Budget | 600.000 € |
| Incasso | 1.400.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Apr 03, 1987
Certification
NC-17
Theatrical release
Country
Spain
Date
Feb 07, 1987
Certification
18
Note
Madrid
Country
United States
Date
Apr 10, 1987
Certification
NC-17
Country
France
Date
Mar 16, 1988
Certification
12
Country
Japan
Date
May 01, 1990
Certification
R15+
Physical media
Country
Brazil
Date
Nov 03, 2009
Certification
18
Note
DVD Premiere
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