Under the Skin
- 1997
- 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.6K
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A woman explores her sexuality to cope with the passing of her mother, leading her to profound revelations about herself and the people closest to her.A woman explores her sexuality to cope with the passing of her mother, leading her to profound revelations about herself and the people closest to her.A woman explores her sexuality to cope with the passing of her mother, leading her to profound revelations about herself and the people closest to her.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 3 nominations
Lisa Millett
- Sylvia
- (as Lisa Millet)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaDirector Adler based her ideas for the script on forensic psychiatrist Estela Weldon's book "Mother Madonna Whore" which argues that, whereas men externalize their grieving processes through anger, women internalize them via paths which can incorporate such extreme reactions as mutilation and promiscuity.
- Quotes
Rose Kelly: You all right then?
Iris Kelly: Yeah. Are you?
Rose Kelly: Yeah, I'm fine. Are you sure you're okay?
Iris Kelly: Yeah.
Rose Kelly: You look like a slut.
Iris Kelly: Thank you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in A Bigger Picture: A Look at the British Film Industry of the 90's (2006)
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Stunning Performance by Samantha Morton
Although I missed about the first 20 minutes of this when I saw it recently on HBO, I thought it was a very interesting film, with a brave, stunning, sexual performance by Samantha Morton. Quite a departure from her role on Jane Eyre, where I had seen her previously.
The sexuality was real and intense, and her desperation as a woman spinning out of control was effective and touching.
Some of the best acting I've seen in quite a while. And I liked the "out there" eroticism aspect of the film. True eroticism is not portrayed well in movies anymore, at least not in the US, basically because the studios lack guts.
And I liked the fact that the film was written and directed by a woman. The scene where she has phone sex with her lover and tells him what she wants to do to him is stunning, only a woman could have written that! A man would have shied away from depicting a woman's sexuality in such a frank and aggressive manner.
The sexuality was real and intense, and her desperation as a woman spinning out of control was effective and touching.
Some of the best acting I've seen in quite a while. And I liked the "out there" eroticism aspect of the film. True eroticism is not portrayed well in movies anymore, at least not in the US, basically because the studios lack guts.
And I liked the fact that the film was written and directed by a woman. The scene where she has phone sex with her lover and tells him what she wants to do to him is stunning, only a woman could have written that! A man would have shied away from depicting a woman's sexuality in such a frank and aggressive manner.
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- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $140,254
- Gross worldwide
- $140,254
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