Labyrinth of Passion

1982

Labyrinth of Passion

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Movie Info

This early offering from Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar is a screwball sex tale of mistaken identity focusing on the director's usual collection of oddball characters, primarily a female punk rocker, an incestuous ob-gyn and a noblewoman desperate to be artificially inseminated with a sperm sample from the Iranian imperial family.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Art House & International, Comedy
Directed By:

Pedro Almodóvar
Written By:

Pedro Almodóvar
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 1982 wide
Runtime:

100 minutes
Studio:

Alphaville

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Cast

Antonio Banderas
as Sadec

Cecilia Roth
as Sexilia

Imanol Arias
as Rizo Niro

Fernando Vivanco
as Doctor

Ofelia Angelica
as Susana

Luis Ciges
as Her Father

Helga Liné
as Toraya

Marta Fernández Muro
as Queti

Concha Grégori
as Angustias

Ángel Alcázar
as Eusebio

Agustín Almodóvar
as Hassan

Pedro Almodóvar
as Performer

Imanol Fernandez-Muro
as Queti

Eva Siva
as Azafata

Lupe Barrado
as Room maid

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Critic Reviews for Labyrinth of Passion

All Critics (8) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (8)

[Labyrinth of Passion]...shows off the bright, gaudy visual style, the breezy manner and the exuberant energy that are Mr. Almodovar's particular virtues.

Aug 30, 2004 | Rating: 4/5

Janet Maslin
New York Times
Top Critic
Almodovar (who has a cameo as a leather-jacketed transvestite rock singer) has already learned (somewhat) how to pull off such a difficult act, by treating the potentially offensive with such cartoonish abandon that it becomes ridiculous to take offense.

Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…

Desson Thomson
Washington Post
Top Critic
Though coarser and cheaper than Almodovar's later efforts, this comic orgy is prototypically Pedrovian.

Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…

Rita Kempley
Washington Post
Top Critic
An early and rather choice effort from Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar.

Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…

Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
Top Critic
Pedro Almodóvar's films have an admirable newness and originality that shouldn't be ignored. [Full Review in Spanish]

Aug 26, 2019 | Full Review…

Diego Galán
El Pais (Spain)
Almodovar's second film is, among other things, a satirical critique of mainstream culture definition of love

Jun 4, 2011 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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Audience Reviews for Labyrinth of Passion

Jan 28, 2014

Better than his first, "Labyrinth of Passion" starts slow, builds slow, and has an over-the-top obnoxious finale that actually made the grueling 75 minutes prior worth it.

Jason 123 D Super Reviewer
Apr 15, 2010

Early and great Almodovar! We start to see what become recurring themes in his later films - homosexuality, prostitutes and cross dressers..all representing deep held emotions and feelings that are experienced by us all.

John B Super Reviewer
Apr 04, 2010

early Almodovar tale of a gay terrorist, a nymphomaniac, and a Prince.

Marcus W Super Reviewer
Dec 19, 2009

A camp melodrama/comedy about Sexilia (a nymphomaniac), Sadec (a gay Islamic terrorist), Riza Niro (the son of the emperor of Tiran), and Queti (the daughter of a dry-cleaner). When Riza Niro discovers that Sadec and his colleagues are after him, he disguises himself as a punk rocker, and falls in love with the stunning Sexilia, his first straight relationship. Meanwhile Queti, Sexilia's "biggest fan", helps Sexilia come to terms with her new life-style.

Wahida K Super Reviewer