The Skin I Live In

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Watched With: Tyler

Pedro Almodóvar's films are a huge gaping hole in my film knowledge. I think I've seen maybe one or two before and it was only with a very vague idea of what this was about that I went into the cinema. Always a refreshing treat.

Maybe it's because I've been watching so many lately but there was something very 90's thriller about this, well, at least the start, which also reminded me a great deal of Eyes Without A Face that I also watched for the first time this year. Of course this then delves into places you couldn't have dreamed of in the 1960.

After the comparatively straight forward set up there is an extended flashback that take us through the rest of the film where not only character backstory is established but there are some slow revelations that become apparent.

Hard to talk about without spoiling but it does seem to be a subject that he's dealt with in the past. Probably not like this. Makes for a fun ride though, very enjoyable.