▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁films ▁of ▁John ▁W aters . ▁ ▁Lab yr inth ▁of ▁Pass ion ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁ ▁His ▁second ▁feature ▁Lab yr inth ▁of ▁Pass ion ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁focus es ▁on ▁n ym ph oman iac ▁pop ▁star , ▁Sex ila ▁( C ec ilia ▁Roth ), ▁who ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁gay ▁middle - e astern ▁prince , ▁R iza ▁N iro ▁( I man ol ▁A rias ). ▁Their ▁unlikely ▁dest iny ▁is ▁to ▁find ▁one ▁another , ▁overcome ▁their ▁sexual ▁prefer ences ▁and ▁live ▁happ ily ▁ever ▁after ▁on ▁a ▁tropical ▁island . ▁F ram ed ▁in ▁Madrid ▁during ▁La ▁Mov ida ▁Mad rile ña , ▁between ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁Franco ' s ▁author itar ian ▁regime ▁and ▁the ▁on set ▁of ▁A ID S ▁conscious ness , ▁Lab yr inth ▁of ▁Pass ion ▁caught ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁liber ation ▁in ▁Madrid ▁and ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁cult ▁film . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁marked ▁Al mod ó var ' s ▁first ▁collaboration ▁with ▁cinemat ograph er ▁Áng el ▁Luis ▁Fern ande z ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁several ▁collabor ations ▁with ▁actor ▁Antonio ▁B ander as . ▁Lab yr inth ▁of ▁Pass ion ▁premier ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁San ▁Sebastian ▁Film ▁Festival ▁and ▁while ▁the ▁film ▁received ▁better ▁reviews ▁than ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁Al mod ó var ▁later ▁acknowled ged : ▁" I ▁like ▁the ▁film ▁even ▁if ▁it