The story of two radically different men thrown together in a Latin American prison cell. One is Valentin, a journalist being tortured for his political beliefs. The other is Molina, a gay window-dresser who fills their lonely nights by spinning romantic fantasies drawn from memories of old movies.
Kiss of the Spider Woman has generally received positive reviews.
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Kiss of the Spider Woman was released in 1985 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 178 reviews, giving Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 79%.
With a score of 74%, Kiss of the Spider Woman is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1985, which stands at 59%.
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