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Under the Skin

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Under the Skin
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NR,1hr 21min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
January 1, 1997
Director:
Carine Adler
Distributor:
Arrow
Starring:
Samantha Morton, Claire Rushbrook, Rita Tushingham  ...more
Synopsis: Samantha Morton, who soon after this film gained attention for her role in Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown, makes an impressive feature debut in first time writer-director Carine Adler's bittersweet saga about a troubled woman's uneven progress toward self-realization. Morton plays Iris, a woman who feels ignored by her boyfriend Gary (Matthew Delamere), her self-possessed pregnant sister Rose (Claire Rushbrook), and even her beloved mother (Rita Tushingham). After their mother dies suddenly of a ... Full Synopsis
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Todd Kristel, AMG Review
Featuring vertiginous handheld camera work with lurid colors and unsettling imagery, Under the Skin is a visceral film that is not particularly enjoyable to watch. Much of the movie is devoted to the emotional turmoil and suffering of Iris (Samantha Morton), who copes with grief over her mother's death and an erosion of her own sense of self by engaging in degrading sexual liaisons. The film seems ... Full Review
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