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The Reflecting Skin(Movie, 1990)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 35min | Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror
The Reflecting SkinRating: 3.4/5 (with 7676 votes)
The Reflecting Skin is a 1990 British-Canadian dramatic horror film written and directed by Philip Ridley and starring Jeremy Cooper, Viggo Mortensen and Lindsay Duncan. Described by its director as a "mythical interpretation" of childhood, the film weaves elements of vampirism, surrealism, black comedy, symbolism, and religious zealotry throughout its narrative about the perceptions and fantasies of an impressionable young boy in 1950s America. The Reflecting Skin places the majority of its action outdoors around the dilapidated farms and in the wheat fields of Idaho shot in idyllic sunlight which belies the dark secrets of the characters and plot. ()
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Awards & Nominations for The Reflecting Skin

Sitges Film Festival Best Actor Award Sitges Film Festival Best Cinematography

About The Reflecting Skin

A young boy tries to cope with rural life circa 1950s and his fantasies become a way to interpret events. After his father tells him stories of vampires, he becomes convinced that the widow up the road is a vampire, and tries to find ways of discouraging his brother from seeing her.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Canada, United Kingdom (UK)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 19 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 06/06/1991 (World premiere: 08/28/1990)
Director: Philip Ridley
Screenwriter: Philip Ridley
Executive Producer: Jim Beach
Film Editor: Scott Thomas
Director of Photography: Dick Pope
Composer: Nick Bicât
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Schrei in der Stille"
"La piel que brilla"
"L'enfant miroir"
"To diafano derma"
"Зеркальная кожа"
"Отражающая кожа"
Budget: 1,500,000 USD
Revenue: 17,042 USD (= 1%)

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