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Law of Desire
Why this pick
Another exquisitely heightened Almodóvar romantic farce, driven by tangled desire, volatile encounters, bold color, and a breathless shift between comic absurdity and real feeling.
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MOVIE1988 1h 28m ESP
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
An unstable woman searching for her ex-lover encounters chaos when a diverse group of strangers enters her life.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Carmen Maura
Pepa
Julieta Serrano
Lucía
María Barranco
Candela
Rossy de Palma
Marisa
Antonio Banderas
Carlos
Fernando Guillén
Iván
Chus Lampreave
Portera Testiga de Jehová
Guillermo Montesinos
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