Aside from its plot, which was hardly 1980s multiplex fodder, the film took top honors at cannes, it was the first independent film to be nominated for all of the big oscars and william hurt became the first man to win best actor for playing a. William hurt looks back at kiss of the spider woman, the groundbreaking, oscarwinning drama turning 30 this month. Mostly consisting of dialogue between two men in an argentine jail cell, the novel traces the development of their unlikely friendship. Kiss of the spider woman is dark and gritty in nature, but beneath all that, its the story of 2 people. Globesemmyssan diego comicconnew york comicconsundance film. Kiss of the spider woman is a powerful psychological drama a dark chamber nocturne. O beijo da mulher aranha is a 1985 brazilianamerican drama film directed by argentine born brazilian director hector babenco, and adapted by leonard schrader from the manuel puig novel of the same name. Sometimes the entire state turns into a jail and then prisons become just a continuation of the state there are two men in a prison cell. From the moment he got out of his taxi in new york and saw hurt, he thought, this man, too american for my latin american eyes, a montana boy could never play this man i love. Comics graphic novels video games video expand the submenu. Oct 30, 2011 hurt delivers his academy awardwinning performance in this captivating tribute to the power of film and fantasy as escape from inhumane conditions. Spiderwomen contains examples of the following tropes bat family crossover. Spiderwoman 1978 comic read spiderwoman 1978 comic.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. Kiss of the spider woman is a 1985 drama film directed by argentinebrazilian filmmaker hector babenco, and adapted by leonard schrader from the manuel puig novel of the same name. Kiss of the spider woman movie clip those nazi blondes. Hurt delivers his oscarwinning performance in this captivating tribute to the. New spiderwoman comic cover condemned for blatant sexualisation this article is more than 5 years old an erotic artists variant cover for forthcoming marvel series described as designed for. Find kiss of the spider woman twodisc collectors edition at movies. Defenseless against the magic of morgan le fay, jessica finds that the captive magnus is unable to help. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. A spaniard looking girl with long black hair and jade green eyes runs down the road with her books in one hand and book back slung over one shoulder. The first and original spiderwoman, jessica drew, had her own animated television series, and the second spiderwoman, julia carpenter, was a regular in the 1990s tv series iron man, part of the marvel action hour. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. In light of this, kiss of the spider woman, whose two main characters are a homosexual and a marxist communist, may be seen as puigs public refusal to accommodate himself and his art to the. Gwens spider powers are taken away from her by 65cindy moon, who turns out to be the one who arranged for gwen to receive her spider powers in the first place.
Gwen is completely incapable to fighting without her. William hurt, raul julia, and sonia braga star in the leading roles, with. In the still darkness of their cell, molina reweaves the glittering and fragile stories of the film he loves, and the cynical valentin listens. In kiss of the spider woman, william hurt s is the showy role while julias is the more grounded. Spider women contains examples of the following tropes bat family crossover.
And the adapted screenplay does full justice to its characters. The first and original spider woman, jessica drew, had her own animated television series, and the second spider woman, julia carpenter, was a regular in the 1990s tv series iron man, part of the marvel action hour. There are passages in the movie that seem to be absolutely selfcontained, and then a word or gesture will reveal that they have depths we can only guess. William mcchord hurt born march 20, 1950 is an american actor.
Puigs novels betrayed by rita hayworth, heartbreak tango, the buenos aires affair, kiss of the spider womanand eternal curse on the reader of these pages have been translated into fourteen languages and secured his international reputation. Aside from its plot, which was hardly 1980s multiplex fodder, the film took top honors at cannes, it was the first independent film to be nominated for all of the big oscars and william hurt became the first man to win best actor for playing a homosexual. Spiderwoman leaves the scene, leaving jerry to wonder at the truth behind this mysterious woman. Valentin believes in the just cause which makes all suffering bear. Sally field presents william hurt the oscar for best actor for kiss of the spider woman at the 58th academy awards. Apr 14, 2007 why does kiss of the spider woman, manuel puigs story of an unlikely alliance between a gay man and a marxist revolutionary, still have us in its grip, asks charlotte westenra, director of a new. She runs down the sidewalk to her high school, midtown high. Valentins girlfriend loves valentin who loves marta. Jul 15, 2016 hector babenco, the argentineborn brazilian director whose lowbudget 1985 film, kiss of the spider woman, became an unlikely hit that challenged conventions of masculinity and stunned the. William hurt s delicate, oscarwinning performance is obviously the films main attraction, but there are other noteworthy aspects as well, such as hector babencos. Kiss of the spider woman broke a lot of ground back in 1985. When kiss of the spider woman finally premiered at the cannes film festival.
Cannes film festival, where william hurt won the best actor award. Spider woman is the code name of several fictional characters in comic books published by marvel comics. William hurt, american actor who transitioned from roles as a leading man to a series of distinctive character roles in the latter portion of his career. This study guide consists of approximately 24 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the kiss of the spider woman. In hector babencos brilliant 1985 drama, kiss of the spider woman, the. Spiderwoman is the code name of several fictional characters in comic books published by marvel comics. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. It was later adapted into a film in 1985 and a musical in 1993. Kiss of the spider woman is about 2 inmates, their journey through those unforgiving cells and violence. Tied with william hurt for kiss of the spider woman 1985. With william hurt, raul julia, sonia braga, jose lewgoy. Hector babenco, director of kiss of the spider woman.
Aug 27, 2010 sally field presents william hurt the oscar for best actor for kiss of the spider woman at the 58th academy awards. Why does kiss of the spider woman, manuel puigs story of an unlikely alliance between a gay man and a marxist revolutionary, still have us in its grip, asks charlotte westenra, director of a new. Spiderman by brakkenimation marvel comics, marvel vs, marvel heroes, anime comics. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users.
William hurt looks back at kiss of the spider woman, the groundbreaking, oscar winning drama turning 30 this month. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. Exiled from argentina, he settled in new york city in 1963. William hurt looks back at kiss of the spider woman, the. Read spiderwoman 1978 comic online free and high quality. Agent take out some gang bangers, then julia heads to the airport and picks up her folks getting them home to see their granddaughter, just in time for therak to show up and cause a ruckus. The extra work involved in producing the series also as a motion comic quickly exhausted artist alex maleev, and he wanted to move on to other projects upon the completion of spiderwomans first. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The late raul julia is william hurt s perfect foil. Spiderwoman grabs the injured jerry and flies away to a hospital, where she administers a blood transfusion giving him some of her fasthealing blood for a faster recovery. Dc comicscomic book artistscomic books artcomic artcatwoman y batman. Globesemmyssan diego comicconnew york comicconsundance film festivaltoronto intl.
David weisman, best known for producing the academy awards nominated kiss of the spider woman, which earned william hurt the best actor oscar, has died. The killing fields usefulnotesacademy award for best directing akira. O beijo da mulher aranha is a 1985 drama film directed by argentinebrazilian filmmaker hector babenco, and adapted by leonard schrader from the manuel puig novel of the same name. William hurt, raul julia, sonia braga, jose lewgoy, and milton goncalves star in the leading roles.
Kiss of the spider woman was originally a 1976 novel by gay argentinian writer manuel puig. Prize at the cannes film festival and the academy award for best actor for kiss of the spider woman in 1985. Deathweb, be not proud, script by roy thomas and dann thomas, pencils by john czop, inks by fred fredericks. At first, babenco was not convinced about hurt s ability. Despite all the problems during the shooting of kiss of the spider woman, according to claro, hurt earned such respect and affection from the crew that they all accompanied him to the airport when his part in the shooting was done to bid him farewell. Molina is a middleaged lowermiddleclass gay man who passes the. Has nothing to do with any of the spiderwoman characters published by marvel comics. Academy award nominee for kiss of the spider woman was 77. William hurt, raul julia, sonia braga, jos lewgoy, milton gon alves, m riam pires, nuno leal maia, fernando torres, patricio bisso, herson capri, hector babenco, kiss of the spider woman 1985. Jul 27, 2015 william hurt looks back at kiss of the spider woman, the groundbreaking, oscarwinning drama turning 30 this month.
He won them over with his personality and integrity, his sincerity and commitment to his. His notable films included kiss of the spider woman, children of a lesser god, broadcast news, and a history of violence. Kiss of the spider woman was originally a 1976 novel by gay argentinian. I had read the book by manual puig, an argentine, and when the movie came. William hurt, raul julia, sonia braga, jose lewgoy.
But the nightmares just beginningjack russells transformed into werewolf by night, and jessicas no closer to finding the darkhold morgan desires. Spider woman grabs the injured jerry and flies away to a hospital, where she administers a blood transfusion giving him some of her fasthealing blood for a faster recovery. The latter went on to win an oscar for his work in the film, a clever. Valentin arregui is a young man with revolutionary ideas who found himself in an argentine prison. Kiss of the spider woman remastered 2 disc edition.
Kiss of the spider woman by manuel puig overdrive rakuten. The extra work involved in producing the series also as a motion comic quickly exhausted artist alex maleev, and he wanted to move on to other projects upon the completion of spider woman s first. William hurt in kiss of the spider woman 1985 william hurt received his first out of four oscar nomination and won his only oscar to date for playing luis molina, a convicted homosexual pedophile who shares the same prison cell with valentin arregui raul julia, who should have been nominated here, a political. Molina, a gay window dresser who is selfcentered, selfdenigrating, yet charming as well. Preparation for the kiss of the spider woman shoot began with four weeks of rehearsal, two in new york and two in sao paulo. She runs into the doors just as they close and crashes into a wall.
Kiss of the spider woman by manuel puig, paperback. Spiderwoman, spidergwen, and silk are all members of the spiderman family brought down to normal. Batman e spiderman spiderman black cat, black cat marvel, amazing spiderman. Kiss of the spider woman is a graceful, intensely compelling novel about love and victimization. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Hector babenco, the argentineborn brazilian director whose lowbudget 1985 film, kiss of the spider woman, became an unlikely hit that challenged conventions of masculinity and stunned the. Kiss of the spider woman tells one of those rare and entrancing stories where one thing seems to happen while another thing is really happening. William hurt in kiss of the spider woman 1985 with images. Woman 1985 william hurt in kiss of the spider woman 1985 luis roberto galizia in kiss of. I would argue that the one of the primary reasons for the title is that it refers to the web in. The property of manuel puigs 1976 novel, kiss of the spider woman, proved a. Spider woman, spider gwen, and silk are all members of the spider man family brought down to normal. Kiss of the spider woman received oscar nominations for best picture, best director and best adapted screenplay, and hurt took home the best actor trophy for his portrayal of the soulful and conflicted molina. And how they begin to respect each other and how they seek for freedom.
Unfollow spider woman comic to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The film was later adapted into a broadway musical. Kiss of the spider woman, the 1976 spanishlanguage novel by argentine writer manuel puig, is a landmark novel that has continued to remain significant. William hurts best actor oscar was the first academy award won by an actor for. Events in the prison, valentin raul julia watching another political prisoner, arguing with cellmate molina william hurt about his movie fantasy, in kiss of the spider woman, 1985, from the novel by manuel puig. Spiderwoman chapter 1, an ultimate spiderman fanfic.