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Live Flesh, originally titled Carne trémula, is a 1997 Spanish-French drama film directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The screenplay was written by Almodóvar, Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Ruth Rendell, and Ray Loriga. The cast includes Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal, and Ángela Molina. Agustín Almodóvar served as producer and executive producer, while Affonso Beato handled cinematography and José Salcedo edited the film. The score was composed by Alberto Iglesias.
Produced by El Deseo, Ciby 2000, and France 3 Cinéma, the film was shot in Madrid. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Fandango at Home. The runtime is 103 minutes. The movie received a BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language and was nominated for European Film Awards for Best Film and Best Actor. It has a rating of 7.3 on IMDb and an average vote of 7.038 on TMDb. The narrative is set in Madrid, and the film is part of the Museum of Modern Art collection.
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7.0When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body... and his desire for vengeance on the man who put him there. After his release and still madly in love with her, Victor will stop at nothing to win her over even if means revenge, for Elena has married David, the cop who sent him to prison!
Cast
- Javier Bardem as David de Paz
- Francesca Neri as Elena Bernadetti
- Liberto Rabal as Víctor Plaza
- Ángela Molina as Clara
- José Sancho as Sancho
- Penélope Cruz as Isabel Plaza Caballero
Themes
- adultery
- adolescence
- prostitute
- sexual abuse
- drug abuse
- sexual obsession
- madrid, spain
- paraplegic
- bus
- pregnancy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 11th European Film Awards
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- Spanish
- Main subject
- misfortune
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Screenwriter
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast member
- José Sancho
- Composer
- Alberto Iglesias
- Producer
- Agustín Almodóvar
- Production company
- Ciby 2000
- Cinematographer
- Affonso Beato
- Narrative location
- Madrid
- Filming location
- Spain
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 137172
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1998-05-07
- film editor
- José Salcedo
- title
- Carne trémula
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- executive producer
- Agustín Almodóvar
- nominated for
- European Film Award for Best Actor
- review score
- 69/100
- after a work by
- Ruth Rendell
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