---
title: 'Live Flesh (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Pedro Almodóvar'
released: '1997-10-12'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/live-flesh-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118819/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Live Flesh (1997)

1997 · 100 min · Drama, Romance, Thriller · France, Spain

Original title: Carne trémula

## Synopsis

Live Flesh is a 1997 erotic crime drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, based on the 1986 novel of the same name by English author Ruth Rendell. The film stars Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal, Ángela Molina and José Sancho, with Penélope Cruz and Pilar Bardem.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Pedro Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-almodovar)
- **Screenplay:** [Pedro Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-almodovar), [Ray Loriga](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-loriga), [Jorge Guerricaechevarría](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-guerricaechevarria)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alberto Iglesias](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-iglesias)
- **Producer:** [Agustín Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/agustin-almodovar)
- **Director of Photography:** [Affonso Beato](https://cinepixo.com/people/affonso-beato)
- **Editor:** [José Salcedo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-salcedo)

## Cast

- [José Sancho](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-sancho) as Sancho
- [Álex Angulo](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-angulo)
- [Liberto Rabal](https://cinepixo.com/people/liberto-rabal) as Víctor Plaza
- [Penélope Cruz](https://cinepixo.com/people/penelope-cruz) as Isabel Plaza Caballero
- [Francesca Neri](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesca-neri) as Helena
- [Mariola Fuentes](https://cinepixo.com/people/mariola-fuentes)
- [Javier Bardem](https://cinepixo.com/people/javier-bardem) as David
- [Ángela Molina](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-molina) as Clara
- [Pilar Bardem](https://cinepixo.com/people/pilar-bardem) as Doña Centro de Mesa

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