Carne trémula

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

Jan 16 1998 R 1h 43m
Drama

When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body... and his desire for vengeance on the man who put him there. After his release and still madly in love with her, Victor will stop at nothing to win her over even if means revenge, for Elena has married David, the cop who sent him to prison!

Plot

Pizza delivery man Victor is having an argument with Elena, whom he met a few days ago, but she was high then and doesn't want to hear about him. Reacting to the noise, two cops, young David and older Sancho, arrive at the scene, the gun accidentally goes off.. Four years later David is a wheelchair basketball star, he's married to Elena, Victor is released out of prison and their destinies begin to cross again.

Written by

Pedro Almodóvar, Ruth Rendell, Ray Loriga

Directed by

Pedro Almodóvar

Cast

Liberto Rabal, Francesca Neri, Javier Bardem

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Spain

Production Companies

CiBy 2000, El Deseo, France 3 Cinéma

Languages

Español, Italiano

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award11 wins & 14 nominations total

Trailers
Carne Trémula (Live Flesh) - Official Trailer
En chair et en os (1997) Bande annonce VOSTFR
Live Flesh | Theatrical Trailer | 1997
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