Trailer & Photos for ‘The Skin I Live In’

Pedro Almodovar’s upcoming Spanish flick The Skin I Live In sounds brilliant and looks fantastic. The film is said to be based upon Thierry Jonquet’s novel The Tarantula.

Anyway with much thanks to the film’s Facebook page we have the first information from the film as well as an early teaser trailer, check it out below.

For more information check out their official website.

Synopsis: “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…”

The Skin I Live In is written and directed by Pedro Almodovar and stars Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya and Marisa Paredes.