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Law of Desire [Region 2]

Eusebio Poncela (Actor), Carmen Maura (Actor), Pedro Almodóvar (Director, Writer) Rated:
NC-17
Format: DVD
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
IMDb7.1/10.0
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Contributor Marta Fernández Muro, Pedro Almodóvar, Eusebio Poncela, Fernando Guillén, Ángel Luis Fernández, Germán Cobos, Miguel Ángel Pérez Campos, Antonio Banderas, Bibiana Fernández, Carmen Maura, Miguel Molina, Agustín Almodóvar, Manuela Velasco, Helga Liné, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Nacho Martínez, José Salcedo See more
Language Spanish
Runtime 1 hour and 42 minutes
Playback Region 2 : This will not play on most DVD players sold in the U.S., U.S. Territories, Canada, and Bermuda. See other DVD options under “Other Formats & Versions”. Learn more about DVD region specifications here
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[NON-U.S. FORMAT (PAL) Region 2 U.K. Import - This will not play on U.S./Canada DVD players or those from most other countries outside of Europe. You would need a "multi-region" or "region-free" PAL compatible DVD player or computer.] REVIEW: At its core Law Of Desire features a fabulous trio: the famous Madrid director Pablo (Poncela) for whom men are prepared to die, his new love-crazed boyfriend Antonio (Banderas) and Pablo's flamboyant and gorgeous transsexual sister Tina. Pablo is suffering because Juan, his lover, shares his steamy passion but not his commitment, and has returned to his village in southern Spain. Trying to forget him, Pablo is seduced by the tall, dark, handsome and heterosexual Antonio who, in the space of 24 hours, goes from having his first gay affair, to being Pablo's demanding (and threatening!) lover. Pablo makes the mistake of dismissing Antonio as inconsequential but Antonio intends to pursue his passions to their ultimate conclusion... An unbridled send-up of the absurdities of human desire, Law Of Desire is a wildly funny film that took American and European audiences by storm in 1987 and immediately established director Pedro Almodovar as one of the most talented and quirky directors in Europe.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NC-17 (Adults Only)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Pedro Almodóvar
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 42 minutes
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Eusebio Poncela, Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Miguel Molina, Fernando Guillén
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Agustín Almodóvar, Miguel Ángel Pérez Campos
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000171QT6
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Pedro Almodóvar
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Dave K.
4.0 out of 5 stars Pedro fans want this film released on DVD already!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2006
With each new film, Pedro Almodovar continually tops himself. Almodovar has a strong following these days, so, for Christ's sake, somebody PLEASE release "Law Of Desire" on DVD already!!!!!
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Roger W. Davenport
5.0 out of 5 stars celluloid eroticism
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2006
The Law of Desire was the first of Almodovar's films to be released in the U.S. although it is not his first film. And what an introduction. The film is sleek and sexy and captures Antonio Banderas in all his sexual beauty. What one has to know about Almodovar is the sense of humor behind the vehicle which is the film. To begin with, the GREAT Carmen Maura has an incredible history: she was a boy, taken away by her father as I recall, had a subsequent sex change to become a woman and is now in a lesbian relationship--so she has essentially come full circle! That is the sly humor of Almodovar; his art also draws you into the pathology of Banderas, with his incredible beauty, until you are finally rooting for him to accomplish his criminal intent. When Almodova wants to be flippant he is the master; when he wants to get a joke across, the delivery is first class; when he wants you to cry, he is incomparable--I defy anyone to sit through All About My Mother with dry eyes. The future genius of Almodovar is up front in this film and his work to date has never disappointed.
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A. Salgado
5.0 out of 5 stars Needs to come on DVD...................
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2005
This by far has to be the best almodovar movie. unfourtanely i think it will be a long time before it comes out on dvd. This is one of my favorite foreign movies. It is touching and powerful and antonio banderas actually knew how to act then. If anyone out there works for any studio's and happens to read this please put this on dvd it will sell..............................
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Gustav
5.0 out of 5 stars I agree with number 1
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2006
This should be on DVD and available to everyone. I saw it when it was new. A great film, funny, scarey, romantic, and Antonio was not Zorro. He was the man Madonna, and sooooo many others, fell in love with by looking at him on a screen.
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Thor Harnes
4.0 out of 5 stars A great film
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 3, 2014
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One of the greatest gay movies ever made. Of all the gay movie rubbish out there this is one to buy.
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schumann_bg
5.0 out of 5 stars lurid, but Almodovar pulls it off
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2015
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This was the film that established Almodovar's reputation abroad, and it has to be said it is a very daring melodrama shot with great verve. The story is tightly wrought, passions ride high, it is very homoerotic, and has a brilliant performance from Carmen Maura as the transsexual Tina, looking after the daughter of her lesbian lover, played by a transgender actor. This is just one of many playful meanings the film has, and it is beautifully shot, very Eighties in terms of clothes and lighting, interiors, the music played in clubs. the prevalence of pornographic comics, even. Every shot is exquisitely set up and lit, and the material is so strong, having a magnificent story to tell which builds and builds, and many passing pleasures along the way. Two standout moments are: Tina going into the church where she had sung as a boy, only to find the priest who implicitly had abused her at the organ, to which she sings along like a penitent Magdalene in full makeup and sexy clothes, painted nails etc - a moment of sheer fabulousness - and the famous scene where she is hosed down in the street and goes ecstatic as the jet of water is directed at her. But Eusebio Poncela is also very fine as the main character Pablo, a gentle film director whose films are a bit pornographic, but is sweetness itself, his lover Juan, another touching but sexually conflicted figure filled in in few brush strokes, and the obsessed Antonio, played by Antonio Banderas, who spends half the film is his underpants and looks very good like this, as well as having a number of steamy scenes the like of which you'd never see in Hollywood. It's not just a question of explicitness; the whole screen is suffused with an erotic charge right from the daring opening scene. Between these four roles, and the delirious emotions on display, it is impossible not to be wholly swept up by this, as long as one has no resistance to the themes, because Almodovar doesn't pull any punches, and the actors really put themselves on the line.
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