The Skin I Live In (2011)

The Skin I Live In (2011) Movie Reviews
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Cast: Antonio Banderas, Marisa Paredes, Elena Anaya, Blanca Suárez, Jan Cornet

Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Rating: R

Running Time: 120 min.

Synopsis: Pedro Almodovar's The Skin I Live In finds him joining forces with Antonio Banderas for the first time in over 20 years. Banderas plays Dr. Robert Ledgard, a plastic surgeon who has invented a type of fake skin that is more durable than real skin. But he achieves this breakthrough with the assistance of Vera (Elena Anaya), a young woman he's keeping locked up in his mansion. The only person who knows about this unusual arrangement is his maid, Marilia (Marisa Paredes). But his secret, as well as additional sins of the past he's desperate to keep hidden, bubble to the surface when Marila's criminal son shows up with a gun, forces his way into Vera's room, and attempts to rape her. The Skin I Live In played at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.

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  • Jul 01, 2011 10:55 am

    zanil said: B

    good

  • Sep 24, 2011 07:58 pm

    Bob said: D

    Such an interesting topic. Would I become a different person after a face transplant or gender change? Almodovar missed the opportunity and focused on stupid thriller-melodrama.

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