No 4 - The Skin I Live In (15)

Dir: Pedro Almodovar

Cast: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Jan Cornet

Just seeing that picture made me want to see this film.    The movie centres around Robert Ledgard  (Antonio Banderas) who is a surgeon trying to perfect a super skin that does not burn or cut.  This was brought on by the terrible tragedy of his wife being burned alive in a car accident. 

The first part of the film is puzzling and makes the viewer ask lots of questions such as who is Vera (Elena Ananya) really? And why does the housekeeper (Marisa Paredes) not like her?  Some of these are answered in the second act of the film which is told primarily in flashback.  The part also reveals the amount of tragedy the surgeon has endured, almost gaining sympathy and then all is revealed in the finale. 

The reason for this film being in my list is that it certainly left an impression on me and it was quite disturbing, I also feel some of the plot was very clever even though I did guess something correctly, as they say revenge is a dish best served cold.