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" Spanish director Pedro Almodovar’s chilling, but blackly funny, drama harked back to Franju’s Eyes Without A Face in its story of a sinister plastic surgeon (Antonio Banderas) keeping a mysterious young woman captive in a secret cell in his house. A warped study of obsession, family and retribution, The Skin I Live In has a scalpel-sharp sting in its tail."
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" Date: 7/23/2020 Viewed: Amazon Prime Rental First Viewing Note: This is a movie that I always wanted to see for years now, but I never had the opportunity to see it. I finally rented the movie from Amazon Prime and I loved it. This is a great disturbing horror thriller from start to finish. It's been a while that my skin crawled when watching a horror movie (no pun intended). This movie is raw, disturbing, and crazy without being a gorefest. I loved the atmosphere that this movie has becau"
"Original Title: 'Pedro Almodóvar' Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar With: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes Plot: A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession. Note: It was easily Almodovar's best movie in years. Indeed, it was a fascinating tale and the Spanish master delivered here a really strong thriller. On top of t"
“Since it had been years the last time I saw a movie directed by Pedro Almodovar, I was really eager to see this one, especially since it had received some stellar reviews. Well, I wasn't disappointed as it was easily his best movie in years. Indeed, it was a fascinating tale and the Spanish master delivered here a really strong thriller. On top of that, after 20 long years, he was working again with Antonio Banderas who gave here one of his best performances. Unfortunately, even though the whole thing really had the potential to be a real masterpiece, it still didn't completely worked, I'm afraid. First of all, I was worried when this guy in tiger suit showed up. Seriously, this character came from nowhere and he was basically one of these typical obnoxious characters that are a trademark ” read more