
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 re... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| New York TimesJanet MaslinWhat it lacks in depth, 'Law of Desire' makes up in surface energy, with a lively cast, a turbulent plot and a textbook-worthy collection of case histories. |
| Filmcritic.comDon Willmotta pivotal and unmissable piece of the Almodóvar puzzle, a romp that is Pedro at his young and kinky best. |
| Lessons of DarknessNick SchagerAlmodóvar's affection for his characters ... makes his engagingly loopy narrative more than a simple Telemundo-on-acid joke. |
| Old School ReviewsJohn A. Nesbitprovocative psychological study about the potential devastating cost of wanton love |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten[A] great film from Spanish director Pedro Almódovar's early career... |
| User ReviewKevin TNo matter how different the plot and the characters, Almodovar always makes something so entertaining that it is hard to look away. |
| User ReviewLady DLos personajes de Pedro son lo máximo!!!! |
| User ReviewTai Wa CAntonio Banderas is awesome in this movie! I love the ending~ |
| User ReviewPaula S"El amor es un estado de psicosis normal". S. Freud |
| User ReviewPrivate UNot Almodovar's best, but it's still great. |