Stevee’s 20 Favourite films of 2011 - 20. The Skin I Live In
Directed by: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes
“A little strange? Definitely. The Skin I Live In, Pedro Almodovar’s latest film, explores themes of loneliness, sexual identity, death, and possibly the most unique tale of revenge that I’ve ever seen. In other hands, this would have been the stuff that fits right into The Human Centipede’s generation of horror. Almodóvar creates his macabre, ominous tale with elegance, kitsch and malevolence. The Skin I Live In is almost in a breed of it’s own, playing out as a horror that dares you to get under your skin and make you question your own identity. Which is somewhat fuy to see these days when horrors are all about scaring you with more blood and guts than are probably possible to be inside one person.”