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Skin I Live In (The)

Country: Spain, Language: Spanish, 120 mins

Original Title

La piel que habito
  • Director: Pedro Almodóvar
  • Writer: Pedro Almodóvar; Thierry Jonquet
  • Producer: Agustín Almodóvar; Pedro Almodóvar

CGiii Comment

A beautiful-looking, major disappointment...and, really rather silly.

There is no horror, the comedy is contrived, the pace is all over the place.

Lethargic and laborious.


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The(ir) Blurb...

In honor of his late wife who died in a flaming car accident, scientist, Dr. Robert Ledgard, is trying to synthesize the perfect skin which can withstand burns, cuts or any other kind of damage. As he gets closer to perfecting this skin on his flawless patient, the scientific community starts growing skeptical and his past is revealed that shows how his patient is closely linked to tragic events he would like to forget.

Cast & Characters

Antonio Banderas as Robert Ledgard;
Elena Anaya as Vera;
Marisa Paredes as Marilia;
Blanca Suarez as Norma;
Barbara Lennie;
Jan Cornet as Vicente;
Fernando Cayo;
Isabel Blanco;
Eduard Fernandez as Fulgencio;
Jose Luis Gomez