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On 23 March 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved to Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985 film). The result of the discussion was not moved.

Anyone watching this page? I'd like to expand it a bit on this, but I think the book would be better than the film to expand...Anyone know why he wrote the book? Frostickle 04:41, 25 July 2006 (UTC) reply

see Google. Luigibob 21:56, 6 March 2007 (UTC) reply

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Although the movie WAS filmed in Sao Paolo, Brazil, the plot makes certain that the two people who have the main roles in the film are sharing a cell together, this is true. One is there for being caught with a underaged homosexual teenager (played by William Hurt), and the other, is there as a political prisoner, played by Raul Julia. My point is that the film goes out of it's way not to name any specific Country where their crimes took place, as if to say, "someplace in a Country in South America..." I think it's misleading to say they share a Brazilian prison cell as a part of the plot, because having said this without references in the plot would render the statement libelous.-- Leahtwosaints ( talk) 21:41, 15 July 2009 (UTC) reply

It's been a long time since I saw this film but I do remember seeing a small Brazilian flag in it. I think it was in the scene in a prison office. As I watched it I suspected it was filmed in São Paulo. I recall seeing the flag as a background decoration confirming this in my mind. It might not be unusual though to have a Canadian flag in a picture frame at a prison office in the US. The country is not specified in the movie but it seemed to me it was Brazil. Skywayman ( talk) 10:47, 16 December 2009 (UTC) reply

Since there was Portuguese writing (including copious graffiti) all over the place, I think there's no argument it was set anywhere but Brazil. Though this was a background feature, and not until the end (with his mother) did it occur to me that William Hurt's character was actually supposed to be Brazilian. — ˈzɪzɨvə ( talk) 03:23, 2 December 2011 (UTC) reply

I got a question: why were the pages of the book and movie edited within the last 1-2 years to say "transgender woman" instead of gay man, when the book never portrays Molina as transgender woman and Molina's notes directly contradict this further, by cementing Molina as a (predatory) gay man who's seeking refuge in womanhood(or further: victimhood of the romantic women he idolizes) instead of facing his own self.

On no page I can find an explanation or source, and it seems to be simply an edit made by someone due to the self referencial "she" or Molina's line of cutting "it" off if he could. Which strikes me as odd, since the first is nothing out of the ordinary in the scene for gay men, and the second a rare admission of guilt of his real self rather than a transgender statement.

Having studied Molina extensively, I couldn't recall any information about this that leads to a confirmation of said edit, which makes it seem hastily and unwarranted. Almost as if made by someone who misunderstood the material. If someone has clarification I'd be thankful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.11.74.229 ( talk) 19:18, 30 May 2019 (UTC) reply

The current summary says Molina is a trans woman, but it still uses male pronouns for the character. That should be edited for consistency (either way). CRBoyer 18:35, 17 April 2024 (UTC) reply