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Kiss of the Spider Woman

Raul Julia and William Hurt in Kiss of the Spider Woman, 1985

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Kiss of the Spider Woman

film by Babenco [1985]

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- In Hector Babenco
  Babenco’s first American feature was Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), a quirky near-surreal comic drama about a theatrically gay man (played by William Hurt) jailed for sexual offenses and a political prisoner (Raul Julia) who share an Argentine jail cell. The film earned Academy Award nominations for best picture…
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Oscar to Hurt for best actor, 1985

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Hurt
- In William Hurt
  …of a gay prisoner in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985).
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Julia
- In Raul Julia
  …window dresser (William Hurt) in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), was one of his most admired screen roles, but he also achieved popular acclaim with his comedic portrayal as the lusty family patriarch, Gomez, in the macabre and wildly successful The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel, Addams Family…
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