Antonio Banderas, Bibiana Fernandez, Carmen Maura
A film makers sexual disorientation jepordizes his latest project.
Stats: 205 reviews
What I loved about La Ley del Deseo is that it's like a soap opera, only that it's made by and about lunatics. Almodóvar likes to blur the line between camp and drama, and I'd say he succeeds completely. His Universe of loveable yet rather depraved characters is full of color, ex...( read more)
A love triangle evolves into obsession and murder, in this fairly early Almodovar picture. Like many of PD?s films, there are subtle hints of sub-stories which push the boundaries of socially accepted relationships.
A very important role for Antonio Banderas in terms of progr...( read more)
Although not the best Almodovar, still pretty good. The ending makes the film better...it's one of those, and it's not a surprise ending, I just really liked the ending.
No, this is not a good movie. It didn't really succeed in causing me feeling emotional. It didn't look very professionally made either and caused me a lot of irritation.
Moreover this movie made me feel a bit uncomfortable since I'm not used to see two men making love in such an...( read more)
Buen filme de Almodovar. El ambiente de la España ochentera entre líos de homosexuales y un extraño homicidio. Carmen Maura y Antonio Banderas brindan una actuación destacada.
Not my favourite film by Almodóvar, as I found the characters not so well developed as his better films, however it's still good. A little too 80s in places though, especially the split-screen telephone call, although Pedro wouldn't use that technique again anyway, apparently it'...( read more)
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