Film1987102 min

Law of Desire

Name: Law of Desire
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Released: 1987
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Carmen Maura, Eusebio Poncela, Miguel Molina, Manuela Velasco

Taste attributes: comedycrimedramamysteryromancethrillerdetectivefresh & originalunsavouryrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evillove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeExpect a contained, emotional romantic comedy, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.5 /10

TMDB · 168 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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.

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