Let us salute William Hurt and a breathtaking queer character
Welcome to Screen Gems, our weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a re-watch.The world lost a great actor with the passing of William Hurt last week.
Hurt, known for his roles in The Big Chill, Children of a Lesser God, Body Heat, and Broadcast News had proven himself one of America’s most reliable talents.
He also made history as one of the few actors to score a trifecta of Best Actor Oscar nominations in three consecutive years.For Hurt at his best, and for one of the most debated queer characters in the history of movies, we look toward his Oscar-winning performance in 1985’s Kiss of the Spider Woman.
The film, based on Manuel Puig’s novel, details the relationship between cellmates in a Brazillian prison. Valentin (the great Raul Julia, another actor gone too soon) lands himself in jail for his work as a Marxist insurrectionist.
