Fresh
Few filmmakers are more assured or alluring, even when we fear we're following a monster.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Skin I Live In
The things the love of a madman can do...
2011 · 2h · R
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Pedro Almodóvar
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The Skin I Live In
Overview
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Director and cast
- Pedro Almodóvar Director
- Antonio Banderas as Dr. Robert Ledgard
- 엘레나 아나야 as Vera Cruz / Gal
- Marisa Paredes as Marilia
- Jan Cornet as Vicente
- Roberto Álamo as Zeca
- Eduard Fernández as Fulgencio
- José Luis Gómez as President of the Institute of Biotechnology
- Blanca Suárez as Norma Ledgard
- Susi Sánchez as Vicente's mother
- Bárbara Lennie as Cristina
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
81%
Tomatometer
Fresh
There are few filmmakers -- David Lynch comes to mind, Woody Allen -- who have a completely unique way of imprinting a film. Nobody but Pedro Almodovar could have made The Skin I Live In. And that's high compliment.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
These are questions one is left with -- and that's not an entirely satisfying feeling. Yet it's hard not to be drawn into the story, and even more, into the gorgeous storytelling.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Rotten
Despite its scalpel-like precision, pic falls short of its titular promise, never quite getting under the skin as it should.
Justin Chang, Variety
Fresh
Only someone as talented as Almodovar could have mixed such elements without blowing up an entire movie.
Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
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