La piel que habito

The skin I live in
Director
Pedro Almodóvar
Country
Spain
Year
2011
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Pedro Almodóvar
Cast
Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet, Roberto Álamo, Blanca Suárez, Eduard Fernández, José Luis Gómez, Bárbara Lennie, Susi Sánchez, Fernando Cayo
Production
El Deseo
http://www.sonyclassics.com/theskinilivein/
http://www.eldeseo.es

Storyline

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...

 

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2011
Competition
Prix de la Jeunesse
Prix Vulcain de l'Artiste-Technicien
(José Luis Alcaine)

European Film Awards (EFA) 2011
European Production Designer Nomination
European Composer Nomination
Gaudí Awards 2012
Candidate
Goyas Awards 2012
Best New Actor Actor Award, Jan Cornet
Best Leading Actress Award, Elena Anaya
Best Makeup and/or Hairstyling Award
Best Original Music Award, Alberto Iglesias

Best Film Nomination
Best New Actress Nomination
Best Adapted Screenplay Nomination
Best Leading Actor Nomination
Best Special Effects Nomination
Best Production Supervision Nomination
Best Art Director Nomination
Best Director Nomination
Best Original Screenplay Nomination
Best Photography Nomination
Best Editing Nomination
Best Costum Design Nomination
Best Sound Nomination
Golden Globe Awards 2011
Best Foreign Language Film Nomination
BAFTA Awards 2012
Best Film Not in English Language Award

Releases

Spain (2 of September 2011)

Call for proposals Distribution Automatic
Year 2009
Call number 03/2009
Media support 63.168,00 €

Distribution Territories:
Germany / Austria

Call for proposals Distribution Automatic
Year 2010
Call number 03/2010
Media support 1.014.306,00 €

Distribution Territories:
Czech Republic / Romania / Slovenia / Poland / Hungary / France / Germany / Switzerland

Distribution:

Alternative Films (Belgium)
Pathé Distribution (United kingdom)
Warner Bros (Italy)