“Kiss of the Spider Woman” is gearing up for a major awards campaign following its big premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, and garnering critical word-of-mouth on the awards circuit.
Based on the stage musical by Terrence McNally, John Kander and Fred Ebb, the film is the second adaptation of Argentine author Manuel Puig’s 1976 novel. The first, directed by Héctor Babenco in 1985, earned four Academy Award nominations and won best actor for William Hurt.
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