Second Skin (1999 film)

Second Skin
Theatrical release poster
SpanishSegunda piel
Directed byGerardo Vera
Written by
Produced byAndrés Vicente Gómez
Starring
CinematographyJulio Madurga
Edited byNicholas Wentworth
Music byRoque Baños
Production
companies
Distributed byLolafilms Distribución
Release dates
  • December 1999 (1999-12) (Goya Awards screening)
  • 14 January 2000 (2000-01-14) (Spain)
Running time
100 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Second Skin (Spanish: Segunda piel) is a 1999 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Gerardo Vera, 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 Vía Digital production. Filming began in March 1999 in Madrid. Shooting locations also included Benicàssim. The screenplay was penned by Gerardo Vera alongside Ángeles González-Sinde. Other production duties were tasked to Julio Madurga (cinematography) and Roque Baños (score).

Reception

Reviewing for Miami New Times, 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

Year Award CategoryNominee(s) ResultRef.
200014th Goya AwardsBest ActorJordi MollàNominated

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Segunda Piel. Ficha artística". LolaFilms. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Perriam, Chris (2013). Spanish Queer Cinema. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-7486-6586-0.
  3. ↑ Fernández-Santos, Elsa (5 March 1999). "Gerardo Vera rueda el conflicto de un trío amoroso". El País.
  4. ↑ "Bardem, Roth y Mollà ruedan en Benicàssim". El País. 19 March 1999.
  5. ↑ "'Segunda piel', en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos. 25 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Segunda piel". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  7. ↑ Ehrenstein, David (28 March 2002). "Making Lust". Miami New Times.
  8. ↑ "Segunda piel". premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.