Chicago Sun-TimesWith a Pedro Almodovar film, we expect voluptuous sexual perversion, devious plot twists, a snaky interweaving of past and p...
Film School RejectsOne of the darkest films in recent memory, The Skin I Live In is also unbearably, almost inexplicably light and bright; Band...
Salon ArtsIt's less a film you'll fall in love with than a film you'll tell your friends they absolutely must see, and that should be ...
New York MagazineIt's the only Almodóvar movie in which feeling, emotional or sexual, doesn't suffuse the imagery and hold the ramshackle mel...
The New York Times Were we born this way or made? Mr. Almodóvar has his ideas, which he playfully explores with each labyrinthine turn.
Los Angeles TimesIf theory ultimately outstrips drama in this semi-serious inquest into identity, gender and love, the filmmaking is often th...
Wall Street JournalEvery time you think you know what the movie is up to, it takes an astonishing new turn.
Rolling StoneAnything for Halloween? I'd vouch for The Skin I Live In, a scary, sexy and terrifically twisted horror film from the artist...
USA TodayAs coldly calculating and infuriating as it can be, the film and its production design are stunning. But characters' actions...
New York PostAlmodóvar offers up a grisly Halloween trick-and-treat in his first full-out horror movie, an eye-popping and genuinely shoc...
New York Daily NewsAlmodovar makes some missteps in his icky mélange of melodrama and mischief, but the end result is playfully devious.
SlateThough the story boils over with extreme acts of passion and vengeance, Almodóvar's examination of these two damaged people'...
The New YorkerThe most spontaneous of all movie artists has succumbed to "art," and the results are a disaster.
Hollywood ReporterAlmodóvar tries his hand at science fiction of a sort, but never abandons his favored themes of identity, anxiety and betray...
FirstShowingAs expected, the performances are all top notch as well and this would not have been nearly as good if it weren't lead by fa...
Film School RejectsA triumphant mix of insane, noirish thriller with a wonderful note of parody and two very impressive lead performances.
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Partial Film Information
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Writer: Pedro Almodóvar
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes
Release: October 14, 2011
Writer: Pedro Almodóvar
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes
Release: October 14, 2011
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