The Skin I Live In vs The Student of Prague
The Skin I Live In has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.6/10 for The Student of Prague). The Skin I Live In is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 13m. The Student of Prague is the older of the two (1926 against 2011). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Skin I Live In
The Student of Prague| The Skin I Live In | The Student of Prague | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 1926 |
| Length | 2h | 2h 13m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Drama, Horror |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Pedro Almodóvar | Henrik Galeen |
| Main cast | Antonio Banderas, Marisa Paredes, Fernando Cayo, Elena Anaya, Eduard Fernández | Conrad Veidt, Elizza La Porta, Fritz Alberti, Agnes Esterhazy, Ferdinand von Alten |
Synopsis
The Skin I Live In
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
The Student of Prague
For Balduin, going out to beer parties with his fellow students and fighting out disputes at the tip of the sword have lost their charms. He wants to find love; but how would he, a penniless student, ever dare looking up to any woman worth of loving? Absorbed in his dreary thoughts and indifferent to the advances of Lyduschka, Balduin is unexpectedly offered a fortune by the mysterious money-lender Scapinelli - but on a strange condition...
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