Live Flesh Carne Tremula AUTOGRAPHED Pedro Almodovar

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Rare Autographed by Director Pedro Almodovar 1997 Spanish Film Poster for "Live Flesh". Poster is in mint condition and linenbacked. Selling As is. Sorry no returns. Will ship in tube to US address with signature confirmation.
Live Flesh
(1997) was the first film by Almodóvar that had an adapted screenplay. Based on
Ruth Rendell
's novel
Live Flesh
, the film follows a man who is sent to prison after crippling a police officer and seeks redemption years later when he is released. Almodóvar decided to move the book's original setting of the UK to Spain, setting the action between the years 1970, when Franco declared a
state of emergency
, to 1996, when Spain had completely shaken off the restrictions of the Franco regime.
[
citation needed
]
Live Flesh
marked Almodóvar's first collaboration with
Penélope Cruz
, who plays the prostitute that gives birth to Victor. Additionally, Almodóvar cast
Javier Bardem
as the police officer David and Liberto Rabal as Víctor, the criminal seeking redemption. Italian actress
Francesca Neri
plays a former junkie who sparks a complicated love triangle with David and Víctor.
Live Flesh
premiered at the
New York Film Festival
in 1997. The film did modestly well at the international box office and also earned Almodóvar his second BAFTA nomination for
Best Film Not in the English Language
.