Live Flesh
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Live Flesh

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

7.0 / 10 1997 1h 43mR Spanish
DramaRomanceThriller

Storyline

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!

Cast & Crew

Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem

David de Paz

Lead
Francesca Neri

Francesca Neri

Elena Bernadetti

Liberto Rabal

Liberto Rabal

Víctor Plaza

Ángela Molina

Ángela Molina

Clara

José Sancho

José Sancho

Sancho

Penélope Cruz

Penélope Cruz

Isabel Plaza Caballero

Pilar Bardem

Pilar Bardem

Doña Centro de Mesa

ÁA

Álex Angulo

Bus Driver

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pedro Almodóvar's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Live Flesh is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker