Several New Looks at The Skin I Live In

Steve Barton |

May 16, 2011

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Check it out! *shows some leg* Hot, right? Okay, so we’re not talking about our skin, but we do have a quick look at several more stills from Pedro Almodovar’s The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito) for you to gaze upon with your horror loving eyes!

Look for the flick to be hitting Stateside in November of 2011 from Sony Pictures Classics. Stay tuned for the exact date.

“The film will be a terror film, without screams or scares,” said Almodovar in a recent interview. “It’s difficult to define, and although it comes close to the terror genre — something that appeals to me that I’ve never done — I won’t respect any of its rules. It’s the harshest film I’ve ever written, and Banderas’ character is brutal.”

Check out the new stuff by clicking on the first image you see!

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 …