Pedro Almodovar’s The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito) stars Antonio Banderas as Roberto Legard and Elena Anaya as Vera.

Ever since his wife was burned in a car crash, Dr. Robert Ledgard, an eminent plastic surgeon, has been interested in creating a new skin with which he could have saved her. After twelve years, he manages to cultivate a skin that is a real shield against every assault.

In addition to years of study and experimentation, Robert needed three more things: no scruples, an accomplice and a human guinea pig. Scruples were never a problem. Marilia, the woman who looked after him from the day he was born, is his most faithful accomplice. And as for the human guinea pig...

In Theaters (NY/LA) October 14, 2011

Photo by José Haro/ © El Deseo, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics