Sex. Desire. Obsession. And most importantly, Antonio Banderas.
WHAT: Carmelita Tropicana presents LAW OF DESIRE
WHEN: Monday, December 9, 8:00PM
WHERE: IFC Center - 323 6th Ave at W. 3rd St.
LAW OF DESIRE
1987. Spain. 102 min. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
Sex. Desire. Obsession. While those are all givens in an Almodóvar movie, Law of Desire is a special kind of absurdist romance that made Pauline Kael write, “Almodóvar’s tone is not like anyone else’s… It doesn’t disguise its ...
Sex. Desire. Obsession. And most importantly, Antonio Banderas.
WHAT: Carmelita Tropicana presents LAW OF DESIRE
WHEN: Monday, December 9, 8:00PM
WHERE: IFC Center - 323 6th Ave at W. 3rd St.
LAW OF DESIRE
1987. Spain. 102 min. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar.
Sex. Desire. Obsession. While those are all givens in an Almodóvar movie, Law of Desire is a special kind of absurdist romance that made Pauline Kael write, “Almodóvar’s tone is not like anyone else’s… It doesn’t disguise its narcissism; it turns it into bright-colored tragicomedy.” Porn director Pablo has a steamy one-night stand with a young fan, Antonio (Antonio Banderas). But while Pablo is still in-love with his ex, Antonio falls into an obsession. Meanwhile, his transsexual sister, Tina (Carmen Maura), struggles with her own misogyny. Join us for what’s sure to be a festive, glamorous evening, presented by performance artist and downtown legend, Carmelita Tropicana!
As always, our screening will be followed by drinks and discussion at Julius Bar (159 West 10th St. at Waverly), the oldest gay bar in New York City!
CARMELITA TROPICANA
Carmelita Tropicana (a.k.a. Alina Troyano) is a performance artist, playwright, and actor. Troyano burst on New York’s downtown performing arts scene in the eighties with her alter ego, the spitfire Carmelita Tropicana and her counterpart, the irresistible archetypal Latin macho Pingalito Betancourt, followed by performances as Hernando Cortez’s horse and la Cucaracha Martina from her childhood fairy tales in Cuba. In Tropicana’s work humor and fantasy become subversive tools to rewrite history.