'The Skin I Live In' Trailer: Antonio Banderas In Pedro Almodovar's Bizarre New Film (VIDEO)

Antonio Banderas' career, of late, has largely seen him slip into the fur of the adventurous, flamboyant kitty, Puss in Boots, for both the "Shrek" series and his own upcoming spinoff feature. For his next live action film, though, he's back to dealing with human skin -- and in a much creepier way.

The Spanish actor stars in the upcoming Pedro Almodovar film, "The Skin I Live In," about a manipulative surgeon who spends years developing an artificial epidermis that could have prevented his wife's tragic death. Gael Garcia Bernal co-stars, and from the trailer alone, it looks like a wild and haunting trip.

Check out the trailer, and then below, see the full short synopsis;

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Ever since his wife was burned in a car crash, Dr. Robert Ledgard, an eminent plastic surgeon, has been interested in creating a new skin with which he could have saved her. After twelve years, he manages to cultivate a skin that is a real shield against every assault.

In addition to years of study and experimentation, Robert needed three more things: no scruples, an accomplice and a human guinea pig. Scruples were never a problem. Marilia, the woman who looked after him from the day he was born, is his most faithful accomplice. And as for the human guinea pig...

Comments

[SteveDenver]

11:47 PM on 08/31/2011

Oh Pedro! Your last few films have been incredible: emotionally generous, coherent stories with interesting characters, and tightly presented.

This looks like KIKA: I have to see it, but I don't think I'll like it.

[3Nox]

05:01 PM on 08/31/2011

According to Wikipedia and imdb, Gael Garcia Bernal isn't even in this movie, yet it says he co-stars?

[Veronica]

10:38 PM on 08/31/2011

Yeah....I was really irritated they got my hopes up. I will see it anyway since Almodovar is one of my favorite directors, but for a moment I was expecting a repeat of the Gael/Pedro magic of Bad Education.

[DixieMelody]

12:59 PM on 08/31/2011

He played besotted and cuckolded well in Original Sin and loved him in Mambo Kings and Never Talk to Strangers, BUT. . .

He is REALLY bad at selecting his "signature scent" to market to his fans:

Smells like a cross between sweat and gasoline and makes your eyes water just sniffing it in the bottle.

[HalfBakedSushi]

12:35 PM on 08/31/2011

Some of the guitar licks near the end of that trailer reminded me of the soundtrack to Desperado.

[gneep]

12:34 PM on 08/31/2011

Wish I could act as well as he does.......

[tombollocks]

08:25 AM on 08/31/2011

I am so excited about this! The only time I found Banderas worth watching was when he was doing Almodovar films. Yays!

[SteveDenver]

11:48 PM on 08/31/2011

Remember his bare behind climbing through the window in TIE ME UP/TIE ME DOWN? Seared into my memories!

[tombollocks]

07:54 AM on 09/01/2011

Ha! One doesn't forget that! :D

[RKD84]

03:58 AM on 08/31/2011

I can't wait until this comes out. I haven't gone to the movies in ages because there wasn't anything worth my $10. This looks like it will deliver more than $10 worth of goodness.

[Walter M Roberts III]

03:19 AM on 08/31/2011

Nice to see Antonio taking on a serious project. He is so versatile, but needs to do more work like this in my opinion.

[LaSweetPoison]

02:04 AM on 08/31/2011

I may have see all of Almodovar's films. He's gotten better with time. If this one's anything like "Bad Education", "All About My Mother" or "Talk To Her", he's got a hit in his hands. Can't wait.

[Veronica]

11:43 PM on 08/31/2011

Bad Education is my favorite film of all time, but I adore all of Almodovar's films.

[mmerteuil]

10:09 PM on 08/30/2011

Marisa Paredes, i love love love love love you

[Lex Anton]

07:13 PM on 08/30/2011

Already obsessed w/ the score.

[AyeChart]

05:42 PM on 08/30/2011

Sounds unpleasant. 

But for a short guy, he has big hands and feet.  What does that mean?

[GovernorOdius]

07:59 PM on 08/30/2011

If you are a physician, you should have some clue what that means. You should have seen enough clues by now. How un-coy.

[onionboy]

03:06 AM on 08/31/2011

Big shoes and big gloves.

[MercedesGabriella]

05:24 PM on 08/30/2011

This is a remake of an old French movie. Wasn't it called "The Face Without Eyes"? Help, please!

[annlisa]

04:43 PM on 08/30/2011

Almodovar is a great filmmaker and look forward to seeing The Skin I Live In. It'll be most welcome since I ignore most of the current crop of Hollywood films -- most of which are made for kids or grown-up kids.

[lunnette]

04:42 PM on 08/30/2011

this man ranks up there with the bestactors in the world AND a great husband and father. bravo