1962 | NR |135 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller | In Spanish with English Subtitles | DCP | Special Guest, Richard Pena
Cine Español: Spanish-Language Film Essentials
Series Sponsored by Armand Pohan & Nancy Rieger
LAW OF DESIRE
A gay filmmaker becomes involved with an obsessive fan while still pining for his absent true love. Meanwhile, he shares a close but complex relationship with his trans sister, an actress.
Director: Pedro Almodovar
Writers: Pedro Almodovar
Stars: Eusebio Poncela, Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas
In person film Introduction by Richard Pena
Richard Peña was the director of the New York Film Festival for 25 years, and the director of film programming for the Film Society of Lincoln Center. He is a film professor at Columbia University, and the longtime host of Reel 13 Classics on PBS Channel 13.