Labyrinth of Passion
Labyrinth of Passion Spanish Laberinto de pasiones is a 1982 Spanish screwball comedy written and directed by Pedro Almodvar, starring Cecilia Roth and Imanol Arias. Antonio Banderas has a small role marking his film debut.
Sexilia Sexi is a pop star and sex addict Riza is the gay son of the Emperor of Tiran a fictional Middle Eastern country. Both are strolling around Madrids flea market, aiming to pick up lovers. Sexilia takes two men for an orgy, where she is the only woman. In the hope of curing her nymphomania and her fear of the sun, she is undergoing psychotherapy. However, her psychoanalyst, Susana, is far more interested in sleeping with Sexilas father, Doctor de la Pea, a gynecologist specializing in artificial insemination. As the doctor is frigid, Susana does not have a chance with him. One of Doctor de la Peas patients is Princess Toraya, the exwife of the former Emperor of Tiran. Flicking through a magazine, Toraya discovers that her stepson Riza Nero is also in town. Thanks to treatment by Sexilias father, Toraya is now fertile for the first time in her life. Since the emperors sperm is currently unavailable to her, she will settle for that of his son, Riza, whom she attempts to track down.In Madrid, Riza is living incognito, constantly wearing a wig and dark glasses. He gets involved first with Fabio, a young junkie transvestite. Later he meets Sadec on the street and the two go to Sadecs place for a tryst. Ironically, Sadec is a member of a group of terrorists looking for Riza, but fails to recognize him in disguise. When Riza realizes that Sadec is also from Tiran, he decides to change his hair and clothes in order to protect his anonymity. With Fabios help, Riza transforms his appearance to a punk. Sexilia and Riza, who knew each other when they were children, meet again, when Riza, disguised as Johnny, is performing as the lead singer with a punk band in the absence of one of their regulars. That night, they fall in love but do not sleep together. The two opt for a chaste relationship since each wants this relationship to be different. ........
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