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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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- Pedro Almodóvar
- 1998-01-16
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
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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Jan 16, 1998 · 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. Director, Screenplay.
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
Live Flesh is a film directed by Pedro Almodóvar with Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal, Ángela Molina .... Year: 1997. Original title: Carne trémula. Synopsis: Victor (Liberto Rabal), a pizza delivery man, is obsessed with Elena (Francesca Neri), a beautiful Italian junkie he met and slept with a few days ago.
Sep 10, 2012 · This free but sensitive adaptation of Ruth Rendell's thriller is Almodóvar's most impressive film to date - darker, straighter and far more controlled than his camp extravaganzas.
