structure of his films. José Arroyo in Sight and Sound praised the film's "emotional pitch: raw, fearful, passionate", its brilliant cinematic qualities and the high standard of acting by the five leads. In Neon magazine, Martin Aston concluded that "sexy movies are rarely this thrilling, thrillers never this sexy—and the two seldom combine so movingly". On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 80% based on reviews from 44 critics, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The website's reads, "Live Flesh surveys the fallout from an act of violence with a mature melodrama that sees Pedro Almodóvar working in surprisingly restrained form." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Accolades |- | rowspan = "5" align = "center" | 1998 || rowspan = "3" | 12th Goya Awards || Best Actor || Javier Bardem || || rowspan = "3" | |- | Best Supporting Actress || Ángela Molina || |- | Best Supporting Actor || José Sancho || |- | rowspan = "2" | 11th European Film Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film || || rowspan = "2" | |- | Best European Actor || Javier Bardem || |- | align = "center" | 1999 || 52nd British Academy Film Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Film Not in the English Language || || |} See also List of Spanish films of 1997 Bas Ek Pal, a Bollywood adaptation of Live Flesh Notes References External links 1997 films 1997 multilingual films 1997 romantic drama films 1997 thriller films 1990s erotic drama films 1990s erotic thriller films 1990s French films 1990s Italian-language films 1990s romantic thriller films 1990s Spanish films 1990s Spanish-language films 1990s thriller drama films Adultery in films Ciby 2000 films El Deseo films Erotic romance films Films about paraplegics or quadriplegics Films based on British novels Films based on crime novels Films directed by Pedro Almodóvar Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Goya Award-winning performance Films produced by Agustín Almodóvar Films scored by Alberto Iglesias Films set in 1970 Films set in 1990 Films set in 1992 Films set in 1996 Films set in Madrid Films shot in Madrid Films with screenplays by Jorge Guerricaechevarría France 3 Cinéma films French erotic drama films French erotic thriller films French films about revenge French