LAW OF DESIRE
synopsis
Pablo and Tina have complicated sexual lives. Pablo writes and directs plays and films; he's gay and deeply in love with Juan, a young man who won't reply to Pablo's affection or letters. Pablo's sibling Tina is a transsexual, angry at men, raising Ada, and trying to make it as an actress. Pablo takes up with Antonio, a youth who becomes jealous of Pablo's love for Juan. Antonio seeks out Juan, and violence leads to Pablo's grief and a temporary loss of memory. When memory returns, he learns that Antonio has taken up with Tina. In horror, he hurries to Tina's rescue and must face Antonio and his desire.
| original title: | La ley del deseo |
| country: | Spain |
| year: | 1987 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Pedro Almodóvar |
| film run: | 102' |
| release date: | ES 07/02/1987, DE 25/02/1987, IT 27/10/1987, FR 16/03/1988, PT 01/12/1988, DK 03/09/1991, SE 29/11/1991, FI 11/07/1997, CH 07/08/1998, GR 14/11/1999, HU 25/11/2004 |
| screenplay: | Pedro Almodóvar |
| cast: | Eusebio Poncela, Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas |
| cinematography by: | Ángel Luis Fernández |
| film editing: | José Salcedo |
| costumes designer: | José María de Cossío |
| executive producer: | Miguel Ángel Pérez Campos |
| associate producer: | Agustín Almodóvar |

















