- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
Después de que su mujer sufriera quemaduras en un accidente de tráfico, el doctor Robert Ledgard, un eminente cirujano plástico, se dedica a la creación de una nueva piel con la que hubiera podido salvarla. Doce años después de la tragedia,consiguecultivar una piel que es un verdadero escudo contra cualquier agresión. Además de los años de investigación y de experimentación, también necesita un conejillo de indias, un cómplice y una falta total de escrúpulos. Los escrúpulos nunca han sidounproblema. Marilia, la mujer que se ocupa de Robert desde que nació, es la cómplice más fiel. En cuanto al conejillo de indias...
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 shieldagainst 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 hismostfaithful accomplice. And as for the human guinea pig...
Depuis que sa femme a été victime de brûlures dans un accident de voiture, le docteur Robert Ledgard, éminent chirurgien esthétique, se consacre à la création d’une nouvelle peau grâce à laquelle il aurait pu la sauver. Douze ans après le drame,ilréussit à cultiver une peau qui est une véritable cuirasse contre toute agression.Outre les années de recherche et d’expérimentation, il faut aussi à Robert un cobaye, un complice et une absence totale de scrupules. Les scrupules ne l’ont jamais étouffé. Marilia, la femme qui s’est occupée de Robert depuis le jour où il est né,estla plus fidèle des complices. Quant au cobaye...
- CAST
Performance | Name | Role |
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Cast | Antonio Banderas | Robert Ledgard |
Cast | Elena Anaya | Vera |
Cast | Marisa Paredes | Marilia |
Cast | Jan Cornet | Vicente |
Cast | Roberto Álamo | Zeca |
Cast | Blanca Suárez | Norma |
Cast | Eduard Fernández | Fulgencio |
Cast | Susi Sánchez | Madre de Vicente |
Cast | Bárbara Lennie | Cristina |
Cast | Fernando Cayo | Médico |
Cast | José Luis Gómez | Presidente del Instituto de Biotecnología |
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
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Production | Pedro Almodóvar | |
Production | Agustín Almodóvar | |
Production | Esther García | |
Directed by | Almodóvar, Pedro | |
Associate Production | Bárbara Peiró | |
Line Production | Toni Novella | |
Production Manager | Sergio Díaz | |
Screenplay | Pedro Almodóvar | |
Screenplay | Con La Colaboración De Agustín Almodóvar | |
Plot | Inspirado En La Novela 'Tarántula' De / Based On The Novel Tarantula By Thierry Jonquet De Éditions Gallimard | |
Cinematography | José Luis Alcaine | |
Score | Alberto Iglesias | |
Film Editing | José Salcedo | |
Production Design - Art Direction | Antxon Gómez | |
Costume | Paco Delgado | |
Costume | Con La Colaboración De Jean-Paul Gaultier | |
Sound | Iván Marín | |
Sound Design | Pelayo Gutiérrez | |
Re-recording mixer | Marc Orts | |
Assistant Director | Manu Calvo | |
Casting | Luis San Narciso | |
Make-up | Karmele Soler | |
Make-up FX | Ddt | |
Hairdressing | Manolo Carretero | |
Special Effects | Reyes Abades | |
Visual Effects | Eduardo Díaz (Supervisión) | |
Visual Effects | El Ranchito | |
Camera Operators | Joaquín Manchado | |
Steadicam | Ramón Sánchez |
- FILM & TRAILER RATINGS
Film Rating | Duration | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 16 | 120 min. | 5/3/2011 |
Trailer Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 7 | 0 min. seg. | 5/20/2011 |
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 7 | 2 min. seg. | 5/20/2011 |
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 7 | 1 min. seg. | 5/16/2011 |
Video Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 16 | 120 min. seg. | 11/22/2011 |
- PUBLIC GRANTS
Grant | Amount |
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Grants - Amortisation of Feature Films - General | 1,500,000.00 € |
Grants - Preservation of negatives and original supports | 18,887.48 € |
Grants - Reducing interest - Production | 108,000.00 € |
- CREW
Tag | Information |
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Year of the Spanish Films Catalogue | 2011 |
Production year | 2011 |
Length | Largometraje |
Film Formats | 35 mm. |
Running time | 120 minutos |
Original footage | 3.283 metros |
Sound Studios | LA BOCINA (Sonorización) |
Sound Studios | SOON IN MADRID (Mezclas) |
Emulsion | Color Kodak y Fuji |
Laboratories | FOTOFILM DELUXE |
- Film Info
Tag | Information |
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Star-up shooting date | 8/23/2010 |
Ending shooting date | 11/24/2010 |
Locations | LA CORUÑA-SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (Days: 10) |
Locations | MADRID (Days: 4) |
Locations | TOLEDO (Days: 40) |
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- Festivals and Awards
Awards | Section | Person / Company |
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Cibra Festival Del Cine Y La Palabra De Puebla De Montalbán (Toledo) | Premio del Público | |
Festival De Cine De Marbella (Eurofilms) | Premio a la película con mejor difusión internacional | |
Premios Bafta Del Cine Británico 2012 | Mejor película de lengua no inglesa | |
Premios Goya 2012 | Mejor actriz (Elena Anaya), Mejor actor revelación (Jan Cornet), Mejor música original y Mejor maquilleje y peluquería |
Participation in Festivals | Section |
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Cibra Festival Del Cine Y La Palabra De Puebla De Montalbán (Toledo) | |
Festival De Cannes 2011 | Official Selection In Competition |
Festival De Cine De Marbella (Eurofilms) |