''Second Skin'' ( es, Segunda piel, links=no) is a 1999 Spanish

romantic drama film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typica ...

directed by

Gerardo Vera Gerardo Vera Perales (10 March 194720 September 2020) was a Spanish costume and set designer, opera director, actor, and film and theatre director. Life Vera was born in Miraflores de la Sierra on 10 March 1947. He studied English language a ...

, starring Javier Bardem, Jordi Mollà, Ariadna Gil and Cecilia Roth.

Premise

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.

Cast

Production

''Second Skin'' is a Antena 3 Televisión, Lolafilms and production. Filming began in March 1999 in Madrid. Shooting locations also included

Benicàssim Benicàssim (; es, Benicasim ; ar, بنو قاسم, translit=banū qāsim, or ar, بني قاسم, translit=banī qāsim, label=none, according to numismatic findings) is a municipality and beach resort located in the province of Castelló (p ...

. The screenplay was penned by Gerardo Vera alongside

Ángeles González-Sinde Ángeles González-Sinde Reig (born 7 April 1965) is a Spanish scriptwriter, film director and politician. She served as Minister of Culture of the Government of Spain from April 2009 until December 2011. Her appointment was received with anger ...

. Other production duties were tasked to Julio Madurga (cinematography) and Roque Baños (score).

Reception

Reviewing for ''

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'', 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". 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.

Accolades

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14th Goya Awards The 14th Goya Awards were presented at L'Auditori in Barcelona, Spain on 29 January 2000. It was the first Goya awards ceremony to have taken place outside of Madrid. ''All About My Mother'' won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees Maj ...

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References

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