Carne trémula (1997)

Director:

Pedro Almodóvar

Writers:

Pedro Almodóvar (writer)
Jorge Guerricaechevarría (writer)

Release Date:

16 enero 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

Frase comercial:

Life, love, desire...and everything in between.

Plot:

After leaving jail, Víctor is still in love with Elena, but she's married to the former cop -now basketball player- who became paralysed by a shot from Víctor's gun...

Plot Keywords:

Female Frontal Nudity | Female Nudity | Erotic Thriller | Suicide | Bus

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 8 wins & 9 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Highly stylised and stylish exploration of desire and jealousy

Cast

Javier Bardem	...	David
Francesca Neri	...	Elena
Liberto Rabal	...	Víctor Plaza
Ángela Molina	...	Clara (as Angela Molina)
José Sancho	...	Sancho (as Jose Sancho)
Penélope Cruz	...	Isabel Plaza Caballero (as Penelope Cruz)
Pilar Bardem	...	Doña Centro de Mesa
Álex Angulo	...	Conductor del autobús (as Alex Angulo)
Mariola Fuentes	...	Clementina
Yael Be	...	Chica
Josep Molins	...	Josep
Daniel Lanchas	...	Conductor
María Rosenfeldt	...	Niña (as Maria Rosenfeldt)

También conocida como:

Carne de cañón (Spain) (working title)
En chair et en os (France)
Live Flesh (USA)
Trembling Flesh (International: English title) (literal title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, language and some drug content.

Duración:

103 min

País:

France | Spain

Idioma:

Español | Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Iceland:14 (original rating) | Italy:T | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:III | Mexico:C | New Zealand:R18 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Company:

CiBy 2000

Trivialidades:

Jorge Sanz was cast as Víctor. One week into shooting, director Pedro Almodóvar replaced him with Liberto Rabal.

Movie Connections:

Version of Bas Ek Pal (2006)

Soundtrack:

Whirl-y-reel 2

Highly stylised and stylish exploration of desire and jealousy

This is a film whose plot intrigues to nearly an excessive extent, but you can't complain of mild-overcomplexity when films are so often void of this quality. As the the film progresses, by surprising plot-driven action rather than as the natural reactions of characters whom the viewer 'understands', sex is presented as the source of all love, desire, angst and jealousy. Madrid is portrayed in beautiful cityscape shots, and the cinematography is awesome in its exploration of the characters as well. In all, a stunning film, with more emphasis on plot than characters, but that does not demean the value of its ideas.