Carne trémula (1997)

Director:

Pedro Almodóvar

Writers:

Pedro Almodóvar (writer)
Jorge Guerricaechevarría (writer)

Release Date:

16 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

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:

Gun | Basketball | Wheelchair | Jail | Wheelchair Basketball

Awards:

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

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)

Also Known As:

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

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

France | Spain

Language:

Spanish | Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Italy:T | 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

Trivia:

Javier Bardem's mother Pilar plays the midwife who delivers Victor at the start of the film.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Man yan (2004)

Soundtrack:

El rosario de mi madre

The bold and the beautiful

Pedro Amoldovar's 'Live Flesh' is a stylish, original and watchable revenge-thriller, featuring not just a love triangle, but a love pentagon; moreover, one of the participants is that rare creation, a disabled character who inspires envy not pity. But there isn't too much substance beneath the surface: all the leading figures are gorgeous without being lovable, and while the central sex scene is certainly quite erotic, I don't imagine you'd see anything quite so arousing by sticking a camera in any real couple's bedroom. There is one theme behind the story, which is brought forward in the conclusion of the movie, and that is the changing face of Spain over the last quarter of the twentieth century; but the connection of this idea to the plot is slight. Overall, it's a film with interesting parts, but their sum is a little underwhelming.