Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

Luis Molina and Valentin Arregui are cell mates in a South American prison. Luis, a homosexual, is found guilty of immoral behaviour and Valentin is a political prisoner. To escape reality Luis invents romantic movies, while Valentin tries to keep his mind on the situation he's in. During the time they spend together, the two men come to understand and respect one another.

Keywords: ambiguous-ending, animal-in-title, barefoot, based-on-novel, dialogue-driven, dream, film-with-ambiguous-title, first-gay-sexual-experience, food-poisoning, foreign-language-adaptation

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Valentin Arregui: Stop crying! You sound just like an old woman!::Luis Molina: It's what I am! It's what I am!::Valentin Arregui: [Violently separating Molina's legs] What's this between your legs, eh? Tell me, "lady"!::Luis Molina: It's an accident. If I had the courage I'd cut it off.::Valentin Arregui: You'd still be a man. A MAN! A man in prison! Just like the faggots the Nazis shoved in the ovens!

Luis Molina: This girl's finished.::Valentin Arregui: What girl?::Luis Molina: Me, stupid!

[last lines]::Valentin Arregui: I love you so much. That's the one thing I never said to you, because I was afraid of losing you forever.::Marta: That can never happen now. This dream is short, but this dream is happy.

[first lines]::Luis Molina: She's... well, she's something a little strange. That's what she noticed, that she's not a woman like all the others. She seems all wrapped up in herself. Lost in a world she carries deep inside her.

Luis Molina: No matter how lonely she may be she keeps men at a distance.::Valentin Arregui: She's probably got bad breath or something.

Valentin Arregui: Molina, you would never understand.::Luis Molina: What I understand is me offering you a bit of my lovely avocado and you throw it back in my face.::Valentin Arregui: Don't talk like that! You're just like a...::Luis Molina: A what? Go on, say it.::[Arregui pauses]

Valentin Arregui: [to Molina] Shaddap! You damn faggot!

Secret Policeman: [to Molina] You faggot piece of shit! You fell in love with that bastard?

Luis Molina: The nicest thing about feeling happy is that you think you'll never be unhappy again.

Valentin Arregui: You only know the reality that was stuck up your ass!::Luis Molina: Why should I think about reality in this stink hole? That's like "Why should I get more depressed that I already am?".::Valentin Arregui: You're worse than I thought! Do you use these movies to jerk yourself off?::Luis Molina: [Crying] If you don't stop, I will never speak to you again!::Valentin Arregui: Stop crying! You sound just like an old woman!::Luis Molina: [Whimpering] It's what I am! It's what I am!::Valentin Arregui: [Forcing Molina's legs apart] What's this between your legs, huh? Tell me, "lady"!::Luis Molina: It's an accident. If I had the courage, I'd cut it off.::Valentin Arregui: You'd still be a man! A MAN! A MAN IN PRISON! JUST LIKE THE FAGGOTS THE NAZIS SHOVED IN THE OVENS!