The Skin I Live In
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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.
What critics thought
Almodóvar's genre-bending experiment earns broadly favorable notices, with critics admiring its visual opulence and the audacity of fusing body-horror, science fiction, and melodrama — but dividing sharply over whether the result is coldly cerebral or genuinely moving. Those who found it thrilling praised the film's control and thematic ambition; skeptics felt it delivers intellectual gratification at the expense of emotional heat.
“The film's design, costumes and music, especially Alberto Iglesias' music, present a lushly beautiful setting, which is nonetheless a prison and house of horror. Almodóvar pumps his movie full of deadly earnestness and heady emotions.”
Kirk Honeycutt·The Hollywood Reporter
“The Skin I Live In is the work of a master near the top of his game.”
David Gritten·The Guardian
“Mr. Almodóvar's control remains virtuosic and the film hangs together completely, secured by Vera and Ledgard and a relationship that's a Pandora's box from which identity, gender, sex and desire spring.”
Manohla Dargis·The New York Times
“The Skin I Live In is a math problem, not a poem. Still, what an elegant proof it is.”
Dana Stevens·Slate
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- severe
- Profanity
- moderate
- Substances
- moderate
- Intensity
- severe
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Pedro AlmodóvarDirector
Antonio BanderasDr. Robert Ledgard
Elena AnayaVera Cruz / Gal
Marisa ParedesMarilia
Jan CornetVicente
Roberto ÁlamoZeca
Eduard FernándezFulgencio
José Luis GómezPresident of the Institute of Biotechnology
Blanca SuárezNorma Ledgard
Susi SánchezVicente's mother
Bárbara LennieCristina
Fernando CayoSurgeon
Chema RuizPolice officer
Alberto IglesiasComposer
Thierry JonquetWriter
José Luis AlcaineCinematographyThe Skin I Live In
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.
What critics thought
Almodóvar's genre-bending experiment earns broadly favorable notices, with critics admiring its visual opulence and the audacity of fusing body-horror, science fiction, and melodrama — but dividing sharply over whether the result is coldly cerebral or genuinely moving. Those who found it thrilling praised the film's control and thematic ambition; skeptics felt it delivers intellectual gratification at the expense of emotional heat.
“The film's design, costumes and music, especially Alberto Iglesias' music, present a lushly beautiful setting, which is nonetheless a prison and house of horror. Almodóvar pumps his movie full of deadly earnestness and heady emotions.”
Kirk Honeycutt·The Hollywood Reporter
“The Skin I Live In is the work of a master near the top of his game.”
David Gritten·The Guardian
“Mr. Almodóvar's control remains virtuosic and the film hangs together completely, secured by Vera and Ledgard and a relationship that's a Pandora's box from which identity, gender, sex and desire spring.”
Manohla Dargis·The New York Times
“The Skin I Live In is a math problem, not a poem. Still, what an elegant proof it is.”
Dana Stevens·Slate
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- severe
- Profanity
- moderate
- Substances
- moderate
- Intensity
- severe
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Pedro AlmodóvarDirectorAntonio BanderasDr. Robert LedgardElena AnayaVera Cruz / GalMarisa ParedesMariliaJan CornetVicenteRoberto ÁlamoZecaEduard FernándezFulgencioJosé Luis GómezPresident of the Institute of BiotechnologyBlanca SuárezNorma LedgardSusi SánchezVicente's motherBárbara LennieCristinaFernando CayoSurgeonChema RuizPolice officerAlberto IglesiasComposerThierry JonquetWriterJosé Luis AlcaineCinematographyStream
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