Also the 25th Anniversary of Pedro Almodovar's production company El Deseo and his early masterpiece Law of Desire (La ley del deseo)! The second collaboration for Pedro and Antonio Banderas, wherein Antonio goes gay... and crazy with desire! It's still resonant, funny and gorgeous after all these years. A poetic precursor to the themes still percolating in their latest collaboration, The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito). Law of Desire is a sensuous and soulful little classic. The emotions, colors and man candy pop off the screen!
They discussed how Antonio's frank sexuality was a challenge to viewers in 1986, but no one seemed to take issue with him tossing bodies off a cliff. They hugged, they charmed, we swooned. Almodovar teased Banderas would arrive early to dance naked for the audience. I, too, understood the true depths of desire...
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