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Live Flesh (Spanish: Carne trémula) is a 1997 erotic romantic thriller drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, based on the 1986 novel of the same name by English author Ruth Rendell. The film stars Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal, Ángela Molina and José Sancho, with Penélope Cruz and Pilar Bardem .
- $1.7 million
- Agustín Almodóvar
Jan 16, 1998 · Live Flesh: Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. With Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal, Ángela Molina. After leaving jail, Víctor is still in love with Elena, but she's married to the former cop -now basketball player- who became paralysed by a shot from Víctor's gun...
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- Drama
- Pedro Almodóvar
- 1998-01-16
Live Flesh surveys the fallout from an act of violence with a mature melodrama that sees Pedro Almodóvar working in surprisingly restrained form. Read Critics Reviews
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- Pedro Almodóvar
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- Javier Bardem
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Live Flesh, is a psychological thriller by British author Ruth Rendell, published in 1986. It won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year. It was the inspiration for a film of the same name by Pedro Almodóvar.
- 272 pp (first edition, hardback)
- Ruth Rendell
- 27 February 1986
- Hutchinson
After coming out of jail, drug dealer Victor is still in love with his ex-partner Elena. However, she's now married to the former policeman he shot and paralysed, and is now a wheelchair basketball star player.
Play Trailer. Life, love, desire... and everything in between. Overview. After leaving jail, Víctor is still in love with Elena. But, she's married to the former cop-now basketball player-who became paralyzed by a shot from Víctor's gun. Pedro Almodóvar. Ruth Rendell. Ray Loriga. Jorge Guerricaechevarría.
The story begins in the 70's with Franco's edict depriving citizens of their civil rights while a pregnant prostitute gives birth to a son, Victor, on a city bus in the dead of night. Twenty years later, Victor is a pizza delivery guy who is smitten with a spoiled young Italian girl Helena.
