Live Flesh
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- Synopsis
- This Pedro Almodóvar melodrama examines how several lives are changed by a single gunshot. Adapting the novel Live Flesh by British mystery author Ruth Rendell, Almodóvar has given the material a Spanish makeover with added political thrust....
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- Starring
- Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal, Ángela Molina, Jose Sancho
- Director(s)
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Distributor(s)
- MGM
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min.
Critic Reviews
The New York Times | Janet MaslinAdd Critic to Favorites
A richly detailed tale of passion, perfidy and revenge adapted from a typically tricky Ruth Rendell novel.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites
Live Flesh is an effortlessly articulated tragicomedy by Pedro Almodovar, a world-renowned filmmaker at the height of his powers. [30 Jan 1998]Read the full review
Variety | Lisa NesselsonAdd Critic to Favorites
Most of all, the satisfyingly cinematic screen adaptation puts motion and energy into a story that was mostly internalized from Victor's perspective in Rendell's book.Read the full review
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