As a "movie maniac" I try to watch all kinds of movies for loads of different reasons. Sometimes I want to watch a classic in film history to understand its place and history and have a better appreciation for films today. Other times I want to watch a film to just have fun and enjoy myself. Then I have two reasons that are the main motivations for choosing a movie to watch. The first is directors that are either challenging or doing stuff different than everyone else. Directors who do this are Wong Kar-Wai or Wes Anderson who are very unique in their filmmaking and do stuff other don't dare do. Then I like to focus on international directors to see the stories that are being told all around the world. I would dare say that international film beats American cinema on any day. While some might disagree I think there wouldn't be filmmakers like Martin Scorsese or Christopher Nolan without German or Italian cinema to lead the way. So with that said we come to one of my all time favorite filmmakers Pedro Almodóvar who has made such films as
All About My Mother and
Broken Embraces. When
The Skin I Live in was announced I was very excited to learn that he was going to be working with Antonio Banderas. When trailer came out I knew we were in for another fantastic ride from Almodóvar's brilliant mind. Then I finally got to see it after months and months and waiting and what did I think? Read on to see my thoughts...
The Skin I Live In stars Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, and Marisa Paredes in an erotic thriller directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film follows Doctor Robert Ledgard who after some depressing events in his life is on a search to create an artificial skin that would be impervious to fire, mosquito bites, and more in order to help others. Though more is under the surface of Dr. Ledgard as we soon learn that he is keeping a woman hostage, one in a weird tan suit that smokes opium all day. Needless to say there is something going on that we need to discover. As the film continues we learn more about this mysterious woman and the doctor with the horrible past.
