The Skin I Live In
Pedro Almodóvar
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Plot Summary
Dr. Robert Ledgard (Antonio Banderas) is a driven plastic surgeon haunted by personal tragedies. After many years of trial and error, he finally prefects a new skin – a shield which could have prevented the death of his wife in an accident years earlier. His latest “guinea pig” is a mysterious captive whose true identity masks a shocking mystery. THE SKIN I LIVE IN is a masterful tale of secrets, obsession and revenge from Academy Award winning writer/director Pedro Almodovar.
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Movie Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
TOMATOMETER
81%- Reviews Counted: 156
- Fresh: 126
- Rotten: 30
- Average Rating: 7.4/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: Despite its scalpel-like precision, pic falls short of its titular promise, never quite getting under the skin as it should.
Fresh: Only someone as talented as Almodovar could have mixed such elements without blowing up an entire movie.
Fresh: "The Skin I Live In" is like a David Cronenberg horror film as made by a director who doesn't fear the body but revels in it, who is too sensual and amoral by nature to find anything truly disgusting or foreign.
Fresh: "The Skin I Live in'' is Almodovar reaching back to his sickest, kinkiest self, and it's nice to see him trying to luxuriate in sleaze again.
Customer Reviews
Hooked till the end!
Awesome movie! The plot and actors very good. I almost didn't watch this movie because of it being in foreign language with subtitles but when I saw who was in it Antonio Banderas (sp) and read what the movie was about; it peaked my curiosity and I had to watch and so glad I did! Forgot it was in subtitles after watching ten minutes of the movie! If you are a little twisted and aren't afraid of taboo issues- this is the movie for you. A must see.
Woowww
This is a great movie..amazing and shocking...:))
Amazing
The movie was amazing! What an ending. And a beginning, fell in love with this dark and twisted movie
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- The Skin I Live In (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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