Live Flesh (1997)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:28
Rotten:8
Average Rating:7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: A shooting in the Madrid apartment of Elena (Francesca Neri), an Italian dope addict, leaves policeman David (Javier Bardem) a paraplegic and Victor (Liberto Rabal), her would-be date, in prison.... [More]
Starring: Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal, Ángela Molina
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
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Reviews for Live Flesh
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The film also feels curiously underpopulated, unenlivened by any sparky character bits. Full Review |
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Very much an Almodovar picture with most of the anticipated outrageous occurrences intact. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Another offbeat Almodovar treat — with another compelling Bardem performance.
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It is a pleasure to see such a tight work from Amaldovar. Full Review |
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gripping and gorgeous
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3.5/5 |
Witness the increasing promise of Pedro Almodóvar, in a film that has gone largely unnoticed in his career but stands as a worthy and mostly mainstream entry into his unique style of twisted relationship movies. Full Review |
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3/5 |
The film lacks the anarchic weirdness of some of his best, and without the camp elements it becomes obvious just how like a telenovela the goings-on are. Full Review |
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The overall purpose of Live Flesh, the latest and reputedly most 'mature' work from Spanish bad-boy director Pedro Almodovar, remains engigmatic. Full Review |
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