▁clearly ▁on ▁display . ▁In ▁present ing ▁the ▁love ▁triangle , ▁Al mod ó var ▁drew ▁away ▁from ▁most ▁representations ▁of ▁hom osex uals ▁in ▁films . ▁The ▁characters ▁neither ▁come ▁out ▁nor ▁confront ▁sexual ▁gu ilt ▁or ▁hom oph ob ia ; ▁they ▁are ▁already ▁liber ated . ▁The ▁same ▁can ▁be ▁said ▁for ▁the ▁complex ▁way ▁he ▁dep icted ▁trans gender ▁characters ▁on ▁screen . ▁Al mod ó var ▁said ▁about ▁Law ▁of ▁Des ire : ▁" It ' s ▁the ▁key ▁film ▁in ▁my ▁life ▁and ▁career . ▁It ▁de als ▁with ▁my ▁vision ▁of ▁desire , ▁something ▁that ' s ▁both ▁very ▁hard ▁and ▁very ▁human . ▁By ▁this ▁I ▁mean ▁the ▁absolute ▁necessity ▁of ▁being ▁desired ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁inter play ▁of ▁des ires ▁it ' s ▁rare ▁that ▁two ▁des ires ▁meet ▁and ▁correspond ". ▁ ▁Law ▁of ▁Des ire ▁made ▁its ▁premi ere ▁at ▁the ▁Berlin ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁where ▁it ▁won ▁the ▁festival ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁Ted dy ▁Award , ▁which ▁recogn ises ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁L GB T ▁cinema . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁a ▁hit ▁in ▁art - house ▁the at res ▁and ▁received ▁much ▁pra ise ▁from ▁critics . ▁ ▁Women ▁on ▁the ▁Ver ge ▁of ▁a ▁N erv ous ▁Break down ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁▁ ▁Al mod ó var ' s ▁first ▁major ▁critical ▁and ▁commercial ▁success ▁intern ation ally ▁came ▁with ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Women ▁on ▁the