What age rating is Law of Desire?

In Spain, Law of Desire is not recommended for children under 18 years old.

When does Law of Desire come out in Spain?

Law of Desire hits Spanish cinemas on February 7, 1987.

How much did Law of Desire gross?

Law of Desire grossed $1.4M worldwide on a $600K budget.

Where was Law of Desire filmed?

Law of Desire was filmed in Madrid.

Law of Desire

Name: Law of Desire
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Released: 1987-02-07
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Eusebio Poncela, Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Miki Molina, Fernando Guillén

1987

Become a fan of its genres:

7.1/10

Release Date

07/02/1987

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

100%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

71%

Pablo Quintero is a successful gay film and theater director who has just premiered his latest work, El paradigma del mejillón. The story kicks off in Madrid, at the after-party for the premiere, a festive atmosphere that contrasts with the argument that breaks out between Pablo and Juan, his lover, who is much younger than he is. At stake are their summer plans. Pablo plans to stay in the capital to work on a new project. Juan, on the other hand, wants to return to his hometown in the south to work in a bar and spend time with his family. Their schedules don't match, and the couple must decide what place each one will hold in the other's life. Eusebio Poncela plays Pablo in this film, which was written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar.

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Facts about Law of Desire

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 18 years old

Spain releaseFebruary 7, 1987

Runtime1 h 42 min

Original LanguageSpanish

CountrySpain

Production companiesLaurenfilm, El Deseo

Budget$600K

Worldwide box office$1.4M

Return on investmentx2.3 Recouped the investment

Trailer views138K

More ratings

3.8/5Letterboxd71/100Trakt

Awards for Law of Desire

2total awards

0total nominations

Awards won

1987Teddy Award
—Teddy Award

Law of Desire Cast

Eusebio PoncelaPablo Quintero

Carmen MauraTina Quintero

Antonio BanderasAntonio Benítez

Miki MolinaJuan Bermúdez

Fernando GuillénDetective

Manuela VelascoAda

Nacho MartínezDoctor Martín

Bibiana FernándezAda’s Mother

Helga LinéAntonio’s Mother

Germán CobosEl Cura

Fernando Guillén CuervoPolicía hijo

Marta Fernández MuroGroupi.

Lupe BarradoEnfermera

Alfonso VallejoSargento

Maruchi LeónHermana de Juan

José Manuel BelloGuardia joven

Agustín AlmodóvarAbogado

Rossy de PalmaLocutora tele

José Ramón PardoPolicía (as José R. Pardo)

Juan A. GranjaModelo Impo.

Angie GrayChica

Hector SaurintPeriodista

José Ramón FernándezChico 1

Pepe PatatínDependiente

Victoria AbrilGirl with Juan (uncredited)

Pedro AlmodóvarDependiente ferretería (uncredited)

Manuel CanoActor de doblaje 1 (uncredited)

Fabio McNamaraChico que intenta ligar con Juan en el bar (uncredited)

José MoratallaActor de doblaje 2 (uncredited)

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Cast of Law of Desire by the numbers

37average cast age in years

2years of age gap between the leads

42%women in the cast

13%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Manuela Velasco, age 11 at release. The oldest: Germán Cobos, at 59.

Cast ages at release

Eusebio Poncela39 years old
Carmen Maura41 years old
Antonio Banderas26 years old
Miki Molina23 years old
Fernando Guillén54 years old
Manuela Velasco11 years old
Nacho Martínez34 years old
Bibiana Fernández32 years old
Helga Liné54 years old
Germán Cobos59 years old

Cast heights

1.74 mAntonio Banderas
1.72 mRossy de Palma
1.61 mCarmen Maura
1.60 mManuela Velasco

Crew

AddressPedro Almodóvar
WritingPedro Almodóvar
PhotographyÁngel Luis Fernández
EditingJosé Salcedo
ProductionAgustín Almodóvar

Trivia about Law of Desire

Due to a lack of funds, Almodóvar did not commission a complete original soundtrack and instead turned to classical pieces that were in the public domain or cheap to license.

The total budget was 100 million pesetas, less than Almodóvar's previous film, and the Ministry of Culture contributed 40 million to make it.

Almodóvar chose the version of "Ne me quitte pas" by bossa nova singer Maysa Matarazzo, a song that Jacques Brel first recorded in 1959.

In the scene at the video game arcade, Antonio lights his cigarette and Pablo's, a nod to the film Now, Voyager (1942), directed by Irving Rapper.

The scene with Carmen Maura and the hose had to be reshot because the water pressure knocked her to the ground; it was also later dubbed because the sound of the water made clean recording impossible.

The film was the first production of El Deseo, the company founded by Pedro Almodóvar and his brother Agustín, and to make it the director took out a personal loan.

«Law of Desire» received the first Teddy Award given at the Berlin International Film Festival, in 1987, for Best Feature Film.

The depiction of sex without a condom drew criticism during the AIDS crisis, and Almodóvar defended the scene by arguing that it reflected the specific context of his characters.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)