? Wow, time flies. The Spanish auteur, who has spent the bulk of his career paying loving tribute to the beauty of women in a variety of different films is prepping his latest, The Skin I Live In, about a surgeon who specializes in the manipulation of their looks. Antonio Banderas, once a Almodovar regular but the two haven't worked together since 1990, stars as the doctor who goes to extreme lengths to create a skin to help save his wife's life. The story is based on Thierry Jonque's book, Tarantula
, but judging by this brief teaser trailer the plot appears to have been altered somewhat. I'll admit, I had to watch this clip a few times in order to figure out how I felt about it. I know some others are calling it a creepy horror, but to me the whole thing looks a little campy. Or more accurately, it looks like a lot of Almodovar's films, heavily influenced by Spanish telenovellas. Very melodramatic, with a touch of overacting. That's what I see far more than any creep factor. Still, count me in for this one. Almodovar very rarely disappoints. Check out the teaser trailer below...The Skin I Live In will be premiering at Cannes, but is already set for a release sometime in November.
