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La ley de deseo
SPAIN · 1987

La ley de deseo

Pedro Almodóvar
LGBTQ+ romance love triangle obsession gay cinema Spanish independent film
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Synopsis

The Law of Desire (Spanish: La ley del deseo) is a 1987 Spanish comedy thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Eusebio Poncela as Pablo, Carmen Maura as Tina and Antonio Banderas as Antonio, it was the first film Almodóvar made independently with his own production company El Deseo. The story focuses on a complex love triangle between three men. Pablo, a successful gay film

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