La mujer del ministro (1981)
- Directed by
- Eloy de la Iglesia
- Genre
- drama film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Mexico, Spain
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- S
- Rating
- 4.9 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
During Spain's transition to democracy, a government minister's wife becomes entangled in a web of terrorism, political corruption, and forbidden sexuality. The story follows her involvement with a lesbian lover amid dangerous scheming and shifting loyalties.
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What happens
La mujer del ministro (The Minister’s Wife) is a 1981 Spanish-Mexican film directed by Eloy de la Iglesia and starring Manuel Torres, Simón Andreu and Amparo Muñoz. The complex plot mixes terrorism, politics, corruption and sex in the convoluted politic environment during the so-called Spanish Transition. The film is notable for its lesbian subplot. It was classified S as pornographic for a nude scene in a sauna. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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