Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
| ¡Átame! | |
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| Directed by | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Written by | Pedro Almodóvar Yuyi Beringola |
| Produced by | Agustín Almodóvar, Enrique Posner |
| Starring | Victoria Abril, Antonio Banderas, Loles Léon |
| Distributed by | Miramax (USA) |
Release dates | January 22, 1990 (Madrid), February 9, 1990 (Barcelona), May 4, 1990 (USA) |
Running time | 111 min. |
| Country |  Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (Spanish: ¡Átame!) is a 1990 film by Pedro Almodóvar, an offbeat Spanish drama starring Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril.
Plot summary
The film follows Ricky (Banderas), a young man recently released from a mental institution, who has been obsessed with Marina (Abril), an actress, former porn star, and recovering heroin addict, since the pair shared a one-night stand one year ago. Ricky kidnaps Marina, believing that he can force her to fall in love with him. Eventually, Marina does fall in love with him, but still considers herself his prisoner, and tells him to keep her tied up so that she won't try to escape. Subsequently, she reluctantly escapes with the assistance of her sister Lola (played by Loles Léon), but the lovers are eventually reunited.
Controversy
This film created controversy and was denounced by women's rights groups in the United States for its light-hearted depiction of kidnapping and rape. Also, along with Henry & June it was instrumental in creating the NC-17 rating in light of a lawsuit brought on by Miramax and Almodóvar to the MPAA for being certified with an X rating, which had the stigma for being associated with pornography. The film was initially released unrated and later re-rated NC-17 for video after the Henry & June controversy. Surprisingly, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! contains only very few instances of explicit sexuality despite its risqué subject matter.
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