We’ve been hearing a lot about THE SKIN I LIVE IN lately. Hell, this is the third post about it this week alone. Early reviews coming out of Cannes have been positive, so I’m sure our coverage will continue. A new Spanish one-sheet for the film has been released. It’s only a variation of a still we’ve already seen, but you can check it out below.
The movie, also known as THE SKIN I INHABIT, is written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, as adapted from Thierry Jonque’s novel, Tarantula. Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya (below), Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet and Roberto Alamo star. Sony Picture Classics will release the film in U.S. theaters in November
Ever since his wife was burned in a car crash, Dr. Robert Ledgard, an eminent plastic surgeon, has been interested in creating a new skin with which he could have saved her. After twelve years, he manages to cultivate a skin that is a real shield against every assault. In addition to years of study and experimentation, Robert needed a further three things: no scruples, an accomplice and a human guinea pig. Scruples were never a problem. Marilia, the woman who looked after him from the day he was born, is his most faithful accomplice. And as for the human guinea pig…
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