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...plot terms Spider Woman, directed by Brazilian filmmaker Hector Babenco (Pixote), is a movie about the relationship between two men, a homosexual and a political revolutionary, thrown together in a prison cell in some unnamed South American country...
...Spider Woman turns on Molina's love for Valentin. Without giving too much away, the pair's involvement results in a kind of personality transfer. Molina, upon release from prison, sheds his early effiminate ways to become a classical hero, sacrificing himself for the ideals of his friend. Valentin drifts off into fantasy, easing the pain of another police beating by dreaming of a deserted island and his girlfriend...
...much for courageous filmmaking. Kiss of the Spider Woman deserves credit for trying, though, and for the affecting chemistry between Hurt and Julia. It fails in trying to overglamorize the pair's love; it does not appear convincingly sufficient to cause Molina's turnaround upon leaving prison...
...compared to average cinematic fare--even this fall's rash of "serious films" like Wetherby, Plenty and Dance with a Stranger--this is substantial stuff. Kiss of the Spider Woman spins a mean web indeed...
Harvard Square Theater: 10 Church St., Cambridge, 864-4580. (Daily Listings.) Kiss of the Spider Woman: 12:15, 2:35, 5, 7:35, 9:50; Plenty: 12, 2:20, 4:45, 7:30, 9:55; Stop Making Sense: 12:30, 2:15, 4, 5:45, 8:10, 10:10; Wetherby...