Law of Desire

Law of Desire

102 mins | Drama, Comedy, Thriller | Feb. 7, 1987

Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire.

Law of Desire

102 mins | Drama, Comedy, Thriller | Feb. 7, 1987

Law of Desire
Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers El Deseo, Laurenfilm
Original title La ley del deseo
Directors Pedro Almodóvar
Writers Pedro Almodóvar

Cast

Eusebio Poncela

as Pablo Quintero

Carmen Maura

as Tina Quintero

Antonio Banderas

as Antonio Benítez

Miguel Molina

as Juan Bermúdez

Fernando Guillén

as Detective

Nacho Martínez

as Doctor Martín

Bibiana Fernández

as Ada’s Mother

Helga Liné

as Antonio’s Mother

Germán Cobos

as El Cura

Fernando Guillén Cuervo

as Policía hijo

Lupe Barrado

as Enfermera

Alfonso Vallejo

as Sargento

Maruchi León

as Hermana de Juan

José Manuel Bello

as Guardia joven

Agustín Almodóvar

as Abogado

Rossy de Palma

as Locutora tele

José Ramón Pardo

as Policía (as José R. Pardo)

Juan A. Granja

as Modelo Impo.

Angie Gray

as Chica

Hector Saurint

as Periodista

Pepe Patatín

as Dependiente

Victoria Abril

as Girl with Juan (uncredited)

Pedro Almodóvar

as Dependiente ferretería (uncredited)