What age rating is Live Flesh?

In Spain, Live Flesh is not recommended for children under 18 years old.

When does Live Flesh come out in Spain?

Live Flesh hits Spanish theaters on October 10, 1997.

How much did Live Flesh gross?

Live Flesh grossed $4.7M worldwide on a budget of $1.0M.

What is Live Flesh based on?

Live Flesh is based on Live Flesh by Ruth Rendell.

Where was Live Flesh filmed?

Live Flesh was filmed in Madrid, Spain.

Live Flesh

Name: Live Flesh
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Released: 1997-10-10
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal, Ángela Molina, José Sancho

1997

Become a fan of its genres:

7.0/10

Release Date

10/10/1997

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

80%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

73%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

69%

Life, love, desire... and everything else.

Madrid, Christmas 1970. A state of emergency declared by the Franco dictatorship restricts civil liberties. On a bus, a young prostitute, Isabel Plaza Caballero, gives birth to a son she names Víctor. The story moves forward to an adult Víctor, a young man with no fortune who has a chance sexual encounter with Elena. Determined to see her again, he goes to her apartment. There, however, he runs into two armed policemen, and what he hoped would be a reunion begins to go wrong. Pedro Almodóvar directs the film, which stars Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, and Liberto Rabal.

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Facts about Live Flesh

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 18 years old

Spain releaseOctober 10, 1997

Runtime1 h 45 min

Original LanguageSpanish

CountriesSpain, France

Production companiesFrance 3 Cinéma, El Deseo, CiBy 2000

Budget$1.0M

Worldwide box office$4.7M

Return on investmentx4.7 Box office hit

Based onLive Flesh by Ruth Rendell

Trailer views26K

More ratings

3.7/5Letterboxd71/100Trakt7.5/10Metacritic (público)

Awards for Live Flesh

1total awards

2total nominations

BAFTA 1

Awards won

1997BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language

Nominations

1998European Film Award for Best Film
1998European Film Award for Best Actor

Live Flesh Cast

Javier BardemDavid de Paz

Francesca NeriElena Bernadetti

Liberto RabalVíctor Plaza

Ángela MolinaClara

José SanchoSancho

Penélope CruzIsabel Plaza Caballero

Pilar BardemDoña Centro de Mesa

Álex AnguloBus Driver

Mariola FuentesClementina

Yael BeChica

Josep MolinsJosep

Daniel LanchasDriver

María RosenfeldtNiña

Agustín AlmodóvarEnterrador (uncredited)

Antonio HenaresBasketball Player (uncredited)

Diego de PazBasketball Player (uncredited)

Félix GómezChico en la calle (uncredited)

Matías Prats Sr.(voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)

Emilio RodríguezJugador de baloncesto sobre silla de ruedas (uncredited)

Elena SantonjaMadre de Elena (uncredited)

Gustavo VillapalosCortejo fúnebre (uncredited)

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Cast of Live Flesh by the numbers

37average cast age in years

5years of age gap between the leads

43%women in the cast

27%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Liberto Rabal, age 22 at release. The oldest: Pilar Bardem, at 58.

Cast ages at release

Javier Bardem28 years old
Francesca Neri33 years old
Liberto Rabal22 years old
Ángela Molina42 years old
José Sancho52 years old
Penélope Cruz23 years old
Pilar Bardem58 years old
Álex Angulo44 years old
Mariola Fuentes27 years old

Cast heights

1.81 mJavier Bardem
1.63 mÁngela Molina
1.63 mPenélope Cruz

Crew

AddressPedro Almodóvar
WritingRay Loriga, Pedro Almodóvar, Jorge Guerricaechevarría
Original novelRuth Rendell
MusicAlberto Iglesias
PhotographyAffonso Beato
EditingJosé Salcedo
Production designAntxón Gómez
Costume designJosé María de Cossío
CastingKatrina Bayonas
ProductionEsther García

Trivia about Live Flesh

Jorge Sanz was originally cast as the lead, but he was replaced by Liberto Rabal after filming had already begun, following disagreements with the director.

The film is based on a 1986 novel by English author Ruth Rendell, which gives the film its original English title.

One of its scenes made use of the Christmas decorations on Arenal Street in Madrid, which were already up for the season.

On its opening weekend in Spain, it earned 800,000 dollars from 125 theaters and became the first Spanish film of the year to top the box office.

In its third weekend, it had accumulated a record 2.9 million dollars and 700,000 viewers.

It finished as the second-highest-grossing Spanish film of 1997, behind Airbag, with earnings of 790 million pesetas.

José Sancho won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in "Live Flesh" at the 1998 ceremony, according to the film's awards record.

Filming of "Live Flesh" took place in Madrid between February 3 and April 15, 1997, with the city as its main location.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (English)