At its core Law Of Desire features a fabulous trio: the famous Madrid director Pablo for whom men are prepared to die, his new love-crazed boyfriend Antonio (Antonio Banderas) and Pablo''s flamboyant and gorgeous transsexual sister Tina.

Almodóvar's seventh feature, the wildly overblown and extremely raunchy Law of Desire was instrumental in bringing the Director to a wider audience outside of his native Spain. Never one to ostracise audiences, Almodóvar here offers something to offend and delight everyone.

Popular film director Pablo Qunitero (Eusebio Poncela) is frustrated by his relationship with straight 'lover' Juan (Miguel Molina) and soon Pablo's blue-collar lover is banished to the country. Itching to fill the gap in Pablo's life is the handsome and horny Antonio (Antonio Banderas), an obsessive fan of Pablo's homo-erotic films. Also pricking Pablo's personal and professional attention is Tina (a superb Carmen Maura), his sex-changed brother who is now a lesbian.

Witty, sexy and utterly audacious, Law of Desire is Almodóvar at his most outrageous, provocative and insightful,

Extras: Introduction by José Arroyo
16 page extract from Almodóvar on Almodóvar

Spanish with English Subtitles