Second Skin (Spanish: Segunda piel) is a 1999 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Gerardo Vera, starring Javier Bardem, Jordi Mollà, Ariadna Gil and Cecilia Roth.
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Spanish | Segunda piel |
Directed by | Gerardo Vera |
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Produced by | Andrés Vicente Gómez |
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Cinematography | Julio Madurga |
Edited by | Nicholas Wentworth |
Music by | Roque Baños |
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Distributed by | Lolafilms Distribución |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
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.
Second Skin is a Antena 3 Televisión, Lolafilms and Vía Digital [es] production.[2] Filming began in March 1999 in Madrid.[3] Shooting locations also included Benicàssim.[4] The screenplay was penned by Gerardo Vera alongside Ángeles González-Sinde.[5] Other production duties were tasked to Julio Madurga (cinematography) and Roque Baños (score).[6]
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".[7] 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.[6]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2000 | 14th Goya Awards | Best Actor | Jordi Mollà | Nominated | [8] |
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