Spain,
2011, 120 min
Directed by:
Pedro AlmodóvarScreenplay:
Pedro AlmodóvarCinematography:
José Luis AlcaineComposer:
Alberto IglesiasCast:
Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Blanca Suárez, Jan Cornet, Roberto Álamo, Fernando Cayo, Bárbara Lennie, Eduard Fernández, José Luis Gómez (more)Plots(1)
Pedro Almodóvar directs this revenge tale based on Thierry Jonquet's 1995 novel 'Mygale'. Antonio Banderas stars as Robert Ledgard, an eminent plastic surgeon whose attempts to cultivate a new form of human skin have led to years of experimentation on a live woman, Vera (Elena Anaya). But as the story of Vera's past emerges, it becomes clear that Robert has a questionable agenda of his own as he manipulates her face and body for his own purposes. (Transmission Films)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2012 - Best Film not in the English Language
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2011 - Best Foreign Independent
European Film Awards
- 2011 - Antxón Gómez (Best Production Designer)
- 2011 - Alberto Iglesias (Best Composer)
Goya Awards
- 2012 - Elena Anaya (Best Actress)
- 2012 - Jan Cornet (Best New Actor)
- 2012 - Alberto Iglesias (Best Original Score)
- 2012 - Best Make Up
- 2012 - Best Film
- 2012 - Pedro Almodóvar (Best Director)
- 2012 - Antonio Banderas (Best Actor)
- 2012 - Blanca Suárez (Best New Actress)
- 2012 - Pedro Almodóvar (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2012 - José Luis Alcaine (Best Cinematography)
- 2012 - José Salcedo (Best Editing)
- 2012 - Best Sound
- 2012 - Antxón Gómez (Best Art Direction)
- 2012 - Paco Delgado (Best Costume Design)
- 2012 - Best Production Supervision
- 2012 - Best Special Effects
Czech Lion Awards
- 2011 - Best Foreign Film
Golden Globes
- 2012 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Critics Choice Awards
- 2012 - Best Foreign Language Film
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2011 - Best Foreign Language Film
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2011 - Best Foreign Language Film
The Saturn Awards
- 2012 - Best International Film
- 2012 - Antonio Banderas (Best Actor)
- 2012 - Elena Anaya (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2012 - Tamar Aviv (Best Make-Up)
Cannes Film Festival
- 2011 - Pedro Almodóvar (Golden Palm - Official Competition)