Second Skin (1999 film)

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Second Skin (Template:Langx) is a 1999 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Gerardo Vera, starring Javier Bardem, Jordi Mollà, 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

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Production

Second Skin is a Antena 3 Televisión, Lolafilms and Template:Ill production.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Filming began in March 1999 in Madrid.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Shooting locations also included Benicàssim.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The screenplay was penned by Gerardo Vera alongside Ángeles González-Sinde.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Other production duties were tasked to Julio Madurga (cinematography) and Roque Baños (score).<ref name="fotogramas">Template:Cite web</ref>

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".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="fotogramas" />

Accolades

Template:Awards table |- | align = "center" | 2000 || 14th Goya Awards || Best Actor || Jordi Mollà || Template:Nom || <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |}

See also

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