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Movie Info

Outrageous people, including a desperate empress and a terrorist with an acute sense of smell, seek happiness in Madrid.

Genre:

drama
Original Language:

Spanish
Director:

Pedro Almodovar
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 1, 2016
Runtime:

1h 40m

Cast & Crew

Cecilia Roth
Sexilia

Imanol Arias
Riza Niro

Helga Liné
Toraya

Marta Fernández Muro
Queti

Fernando Vivanco
Doctor

Ofelia Angelica
Susana

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Critic Reviews for Labyrinth of Passion

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (1)

Almodovar sends up Freudian seriousness in regard to sex hilariously and even appears (in drag) in front of the camera singing a couple of raunchy songs.

May 29, 2020 | Full Review…

Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
A glamorous clash of frocks and jocks (and jocks in frocks) in a Madrid peopled by drug-takers, pop stars, wannabes, terrorists and sex maniacs.

June 24, 2006 | Full Review…

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

August 30, 2004 | Rating: 4/5

Janet Maslin
New York Times
Though coarser and cheaper than Almodovar's later efforts, this comic orgy is prototypically Pedrovian.

January 1, 2000 | Full Review…

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

January 1, 2000 | Full Review…

Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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.

January 1, 2000 | Full Review…

Desson Thomson
Washington Post
For every well-targeted comic moment there are three or four of the lowest quality.

May 20, 2020 | Full Review…

Karl Soehnlein
OutWeek
Pedro Almodóvar's films have an admirable newness and originality that shouldn't be ignored. [Full Review in Spanish]

August 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

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

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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June 17, 2005 | Rating: 4/5

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March 19, 2004 | Rating: 4/5

Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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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