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Eyes Without a Face
Why this pick
A cool, elegant surgical nightmare whose clinical beauty and obsessive doctor-patient dynamic closely echo Almodóvar’s blend of bodily unease, captivity, and controlled revelation.
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MOVIE2011 1h 58m ESP
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Plastic surgeon Robert Ledgard was successful in cultivating an artificial skin resistant to burns and insect bites, which he calls "GAL", that he says he has been testing on athymic mice. He presents his results in a medical symposium but when he privately discloses he has also conducted illegal Transgenesis experiments on humans, he is forbidden to continue with his research.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Antonio Banderas
Doctor Robert Ledgard
Elena Anaya
Vera Cruz
Marisa Paredes
Marilia
Jan Cornet
Vicente Guillén Piñeiro
Roberto Álamo
Zeca
Blanca Suárez
Norma Ledgard
Susi Sánchez
Madre de Vicente
Fernando Cayo
Médico