The Skin I Live In

A psychological thriller by Pedro Almodóvar about the boundaries of human identity and power.

The director asked reviewers not to reveal the plot so as not to spoil the viewing experience. We’ll only say that the protagonist is a surgeon whose scientific experiments go beyond morality and the law. The film explores fear, love, and obsession through the prism of the body and its transformations. Every frame is a meticulously composed visual tableau where beauty collides with horror.

According to the director, modern science can do almost anything to the human body, but it cannot change consciousness, spirit, or gender. The body — like sex — is no more than a shell, “the skin we live in.” That’s what we’ll be talking about.

🥨 After the screening, we’ll gather for our traditional friendly hangout. We’ll make tea, and you bring the treats. The discussion will be led by Mikhail Nefedov, film scholar and author of the cinema insolite channel (https://t.me/cinsolite

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