William hurt looks back at kiss of the spider woman, the. The novels form is unusual in that there is no traditional narrative voice, one of the primary features of fiction. Raul julia and william hurt star in this 1985 film directed by hector babenco which explores the relationship between two political prisoners in a south american jail, one a political dissident. Molina is a glib raconteur who dwells in a fantasy world of glamorous movies from yesteryear. Molina is a middleaged lowermiddleclass gay man who passes the long hours in prison by acting out scenes from his favourite movies. Bisso is gay, had been in jail himself, and was close to his mother, like molina in many ways. Kiss of the spider woman is a graceful, intensely compelling novel about love and victimization.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. A tribute to molina william hurt and valentin raul julia from kiss of the spider woman i used set fire to the rain because it is one of my favorites. Kiss of the spider woman screencaps one a tribute to. Reminds us what a great actor william hurt is, as well as the late raul julia. Kiss of the spider woman was originally a 1976 novel by gay argentinian writer manuel puig. Staring viggo mortensen, maria bello, william hurt and ed harris. Other notable william hurt movies include the big chill glenn close, the accidental tourist geena davis and lost in space. You have to believe william hurt is a brazilian, but he does very well as a confident gay character from that time period, and raul julia does a good job embodying the revolutionary socialist. Events in the prison, valentin raul julia watching another political prisoner, arguing with cellmate molina william hurt about his movie fantasy, in kiss of the spider woman, 1985, from the novel by manuel puig view the tcmdb entry for kiss of the spider woman 1985. It depicts the daily conversations between two cellmates in an argentine prison, molina and valentin, and the intimate bond they form in the process. Hurt made his film debut as a troubled scientist in th.
William hurt biography facts, childhood, family life. Christian bale christopher nolans dark knight trilogy already has one to his name, while george. Flamboyant homosexual molina william hurt and aggressive straight revolutionary valentin raul julia share a prison cell in an unnamed latin american dictatorship. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. Kiss of the spider woman by manuel puig, paperback.
In kiss of the spider woman, william hurt s is the showy role while julias is the more grounded. Shot to death by the secret police a time of destiny 1988 william larraneta. Kiss of the spider woman weaves an alluring exploration of sexual and societal norms thats further elevated by strong work from william hurt and raul. William hurt won best actor and hector babenco was nominated for the palme dor. William hurt, who earned an oscar for his riveting performance in kiss of the spider woman and also received an emmy nomination for the fx hit damages, scored with a new generation of fans in the comicbook blockbuster the incredible hulk. This study guide consists of approximately 24 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the kiss of the spider woman. Financial analysis of kiss of the spider woman 1985 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.
Kiss of the spider woman is a 1976 novel by argentine writer manuel puig. The film was later adapted into a broadway musical. In kiss of the spider woman, william hurts is the showy role while julias is the more grounded. Hector babenco, the argentineborn brazilian director whose lowbudget 1985 film, kiss of the spider woman, became an unlikely hit that challenged conventions of masculinity and stunned the. Movie lists william hurt filmography duck software. Kiss of the spider woman weaves an alluring exploration of sexual and societal norms thats further elevated by strong work from william hurt and raul julia. Now, hes taking on a powerful role in the yellow handkerchief, opposite kristen stewart. As many minorities, homosexuals are often stereotyped for comic effect. Hurt made his film debut as a troubled scientist in the sciencefiction feature altered states 1980, for which he received a golden globe nomination for new star of the. Spiderwoman is the code name of several fictional characters in comic books published by marvel comics.
Has nothing to do with any of the spiderwoman characters published by marvel comics. William hurt, raul julia, and sonia braga star in the leading roles, with supporting roles by jose lewgoy, milton goncalves, miriam pires, nuno leal maia, fernando torres, and herson capri. To ask other readers questions about kiss of the spider woman, please sign up. Kiss of the spider woman vhs william hurt raul julia sonia braga. William was also nominated for children of a lesser god and broadcast news holly hunter. The books blurb says this was made into a film where william hurt, who played. William hurt, raul julia, sonia braga, jose lewgoy. Kiss of the spider woman broke a lot of ground back in 1985. Falls to his death from the top floor of a church when timothy hutton releases his grip as william tries to drag him out of a window. The property of manuel puigs 1976 novel, kiss of the spider woman, proved a. Kiss of the spider woman movie clip those nazi blondes. Hurt won the academy award for kiss of the spider woman. Kiss of the spider woman 1985 financial information.
Complete summary of manuel puigs kiss of the spider woman. The first and original spiderwoman, jessica drew, had her own animated television series, and the second spiderwoman, julia carpenter, was a regular in the 1990s tv series iron man, part of the marvel action hour. Raul julia and william hurt were a perfect match, huddled with in the walls, each trying to comfort each other while their views of the world were divergent. Kiss of the spider woman is a 1985 drama film directed by argentinebrazilian filmmaker hector babenco, and adapted by leonard schrader from the manuel puig novel of the same name. Hector babenco agonized all through rehearsals over how william hurt would ever find the gay character in himself. William hurt in kiss of the spider woman 1985 with images. I had read the book by manual puig, an argentine, and when the movie came out and the list. Mostly consisting of dialogue between two men in an argentine jail cell, the novel traces the development of their unlikely friendship. Molina, a gay window dresser who is selfcentered, selfdenigrating, yet charming as well. In 1985 he won the academy award for his role as a gay prisoner in kiss of the spider woman. It was later adapted into a film in 1985 and a musical in 1993. I have read the book in both spanish and english, seen the musical four times, read the script of the play, and.
The films treatment of sexuality is arguably more shallow than puigs novel, but it. He received his acting training at the juilliard school, and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Political prisoner valentin arregui raul julia and homosexual pederast luis molina william hurt share a brazilian prison cell in this fantastical drama from the book by manuel puig. Just by the premise, kiss of the spider woman doesnt sound very appealing, watching two prisoners from different walks of life gradually grow to accept one another interspersed with excerpts from a film one of them is describing to the other, but theres a great deal more to it than that. William hurt william mcchord hurt born march 20, 1950 is an american stage and film actor. Sonia braga, who did not know english at the time, was forced to pronounce words phonetically. Kiss of the spider woman has the notoriety of being the first independently produced film to be nominated for the best picture oscar at the 58th academy awards. Creative team manuel puig, william hurt, hector babenco, david weisman, leonard. It is written in large part as dialogue, without any indication of who is speaking, except for a. Kiss of the spider woman tells one of those rare and entrancing stories where one thing seems to happen while another thing is really happening. Come oscars night, michael keaton could become the fourth bigscreen batman to win an oscar. Openly gay molina william hurt is imprisoned on a morals charge, sharing a dreary prison cell with clandestinelyheld revolutionary valentin raul julia who has been endlessly tortured by prison authorities in an attempt to extract information on his subversive activities. Kiss of the spider woman received oscar nominations for best picture, best director and best adapted screenplay, and hurt took home the best actor trophy for his portrayal of the soulful and conflicted molina. When i observed the lifestyle of ryan bingham in jason reitmans wonderful movie up in the air early in this year, lawrence kasdans 1988 movie the accidental tourist came to my mind.
The comic handling of this film within a film is brilliantly brought off, arguing. Cover pencils by john czop, inks by fred fredericks. Spiderman and spider gwenspiderman girlamazing spidermancomic book artistscomic artistmarvel artmarvel. This approach is oddly effective since she is seen primarily in fantasy sequences and film recreations. I had read the book by manual puig, an argentine, and when the movie came out and. William hurt, raul julia, and sonia braga star in the leading roles, with. Raul julia and sonia braga in kiss of the spider woman 1985 william hurt in kiss of the spider. Kiss of the spider woman by hector babenco hector babenco. William mcgill hurt born march 20, 1950 is an american stage and film actor. Wiliam mcchord hurt born in march 20, 1950 is an american actor. Sensitive and flamboyant, molina helps pass the time by recounting memories from one of his favorite films, a wartime romantic thriller that just may also be a nazi propaganda film. Why does kiss of the spider woman, manuel puigs story of an unlikely alliance between a gay man and a marxist revolutionary, still have us in its grip, asks charlotte westenra, director of a new.
It is generally considered puigs most successful work. Manuel puig based on the novel by, leonard schrader. Making kiss of the spider woman is a strange odyssey from novel to film is. Set in a banana republic, the story follows the imprisonment of luis molina william hurt in the film, a transexual who was caught corrupting a minor, and political prisoner valentin. Agent take out some gang bangers, then julia heads to the airport and picks up her folks getting them home to see their granddaughter, just in time for therak to show up and cause a ruckus. Tied with william hurt for kiss of the spider woman 1985. Kiss of the spider woman was originally a 1976 novel by gay argentinian. Sometimes the entire state turns into a jail and then prisons become just a continuation of the state there are two men in a prison cell. Kiss of the spider woman received a huge ovation after the screening at the cannes film festival in june 1985.
Spiderwoman comic book hero action figures, spiderwoman statue collectible comics figurines, julia barbie. He can tell you how to pack your bag as small as possible. Kiss of the spider woman vhs 1985 william hurt raul julia. History of violence, a on dvd 794043100956 from new line home entertainment. William hurt, who earned an oscar for his riveting performance in kiss of the spider woman and also got an emmy nomination for his venture into primetime on the fx hit. Hector babenco, director of kiss of the spider woman. Deathweb, be not proud, script by roy thomas and dann thomas, pencils by john czop, inks by fred fredericks. Like ryan, macon leary william hurt knows a lot about traveling around by plane. The film premiered at the 1985 cannes film festival, where hurt won the best actor award and babenco was nominated for. Molina begins telling a new story, which valentin claims is deeply propagandistic, about. To help hurt tackle the part, and because author manuel puig was not available, babenco put him with patricio bisso, who was set to play the small role of molinas friend greta and design the films costumes.
Hurt and raul julia in kiss of the spider woman photo. Even with the great word of mouth at the cannes film festival, it was still difficult to find a distributor. There are passages in the movie that seem to be absolutely selfcontained, and then a word or gesture will reveal that they have depths we can only guess. A strange odyssey from novel to film is chronicled in tangled web. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. William hurt won an academy award for best actor playing a homosexual prisoner who weaves cinematic tales of passion and danger in kiss of the spider woman. Kiss of the spider woman is a powerful psychological drama a dark chamber nocturne. This 39page guide for kiss of the spider woman by manuel puig includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 16 chapters, as well as several. Everett collection when kiss of the spider woman finally premiered at the cannes film festival in may 1985, though, the reaction. Kiss of the spider woman vhs 1985 william hurt raul julia sonia braga kiss of the spider woman vhs 1985 william hurt raul julia sonia braga.