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The Skin I Live In (2011)

Name: The Skin I Live In
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Genre: drama film, thriller film
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.6

The Skin I Live In is a 2011 Spanish psychological thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet and Roberto Álamo. It is based on Thierry Jonquet's 1984 novel Mygale, first published in French and then in English under the title Tarantula.

Directed by Pedro Almodóvar · Shot by José Luis Alcaine Escaño · Cut by José Salcedo · Music by Alberto Iglesias · 120 min

Behind the scenes

The Skin I Live In Press Q&A at the 49th New York Film Festival — Film at Lincoln Center · 14 min

Elsewhere

More by Pedro Almodóvar

A Manual for Cleaning Women
Folle... folle... fólleme Tim! — 1978
Salomé — 1978
Pepi, Luci, Bom — 1980
Labyrinth of Passion — 1982
Dark Habits — 1983
What Have I Done to Deserve This? — 1985
Matador — 1986
Law of Desire — 1987
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown — 1988
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! — 1989
High Heels — 1991
Kika — 1993
The Flower of My Secret — 1995
Live Flesh — 1997
All About My Mother — 1999
Talk to Her — 2002
Bad Education — 2004
Volver — 2006
The Cannibalistic Councillor — 2009
Broken Embraces — 2009
I'm So Excited — 2013
Julieta — 2016
Pain and Glory — 2019
The Human Voice — 2020
Parallel Mothers — 2021
Strange Way of Life — 2023
The Room Next Door — 2024
Bitter Christmas — 2026

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