Director Bill Condon ‘s vision for adapting “ Kiss of the Spider Woman ” for the big screen was to draw inspiration from the old MGM musicals. Specifically, Vincente Minnelli’s productions from the golden age of Hollywood.

Manuel Puig’s 1976 novel “Kiss of the Spider Woman” was first turned into a movie by director Héctor Babenco in 1985. Condon’s version, now in theaters, is based on the stage musical by Terrence McNally, John Kander and Fred Ebb. It stars Jennifer Lopez in the dual roles of screen goddess Ingrid and the sultry and seductive Aurora.

Production designer Scott Chambliss was instructed by Condon to “mimic as closely as we possibly could the style of those movies and not filter it through contemporary tastes.” Those films included “An American in Paris,” “Gigi” and “Z

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