Review of The Skin I Live In (2011) by Twins S — 05 Mar 2012
Almadovar's twisted thriller on gender is a masterpiece on suspense and sexual ethics where what we see isn't always what it seems.
The skin is that deceiving membrane that covers what is under, its a layer of congenial truth.
"Looks"defines the individual giving that first visual characteristic in which we relay on.
"Beauty" the ultimate product of deception.
The aesthetic in the film is enlarged to give space to little details of life we pass as granted which actually are truly beautiful and of remarkable characteristic, like tone of voices, singing, a type of texture, fabric a birth mark.
Love and affection are rooted in what we perceive, feel and remember about people not in what we accept as visual.
Perfection is another element described in the film; a perfect cure, a perfect punishment a perfect mind a perfect body, a perfect plan. Trying deceiveing death, results into a demise of personality and mental disorder as Robert Ledgard (Antonio Banderas) persist in thinking that what is seen determines reality.
This review of The Skin I Live In (2011) was written by Twins S on 05 Mar 2012.
The Skin I Live In has generally received very positive reviews.
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