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Second Skin (1999 film)

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'Second Skin' is a 1999 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Gerardo Vera, starring Javier Bardem, Jordi Moll, Ariadna Gil and Cecilia Roth.

Premise



Elena and Alberto, a couple from Madrid, have a happy marriage, professional success and a loving son. However, Elena later finds a hotel receipt in Alberto's pocket and discovers that he has been unfaithful to her. To her surprise, the one who has been involved is another man, Diego.

Cast



Production



'Second Skin' is a Antena 3 Televisin, Lolafilms and production. Filming began in March 1999 in Madrid. Shooting locations also included Benicssim. The screenplay was penned by Gerardo Vera alongside ngeles Gonzlez-Sinde. Other production duties were tasked to Julio Madurga (cinematography) and Roque Baos (score).

Reception



Reviewing for 'Miami New Times', David Ehrenstein compared the film to 'Making Love' (1982), considering that the film "is less sexually skittish than its predecessor, and a lot less reassuring about the marital dissolution in the wake of homosexual self-discovery".

The review in 'Fotogramas' scored the film with 3 out of 5 stars, considering the performances by Bardem and Gil to be the best about the film, while citing the "over-emphatic" musical score as a negative point.

Accolades



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See also



* List of Spanish films of 2000

References




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