La ley de deseo

Name: La ley de deseo
Released: 1987

Pedro Almodóvar

Spanish Cinema Post-Franco LGBTQ+ romance love triangle obsession gay cinema Spanish independent film

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The Law of Desire (Spanish: La ley del deseo) is a 1987 Spanish comedy thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Eusebio Poncela as Pablo, Carmen Maura as Tina and Antonio Banderas as Antonio, it was the first film Almodóvar made independently with his own production company El Deseo. The story focuses on a complex love triangle between three men. Pablo, a successful gay film

Year1987

CountrySpain

DirectorPedro Almodóvar

MovementSpanish Cinema Post-Franco

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