Press release film movements classics press release. With its picturesque farmhouses and goldenhued fields of wheat that seem to have popped straight out of an andrew wyeth painting, the world of philip ridleys 1990 film evokes a warm feeling of nostalgia, but theres an evil lurking just below the surface, one that. The reflecting skin sometimes terrible things happen. The reflecting skin cameron dove 1990 young guns ii john w. Shot in ontario, the reflecting skin is very solemnly played and paced, and its lowkey, lowbudget production is well mounted, beautifully photographed by dick pope, and features a fine score by. English sdh subtitles for the reflecting skin, visiting mr beak and the. The reflecting skin is set in the american midwest in the 1950s and takes the viewpoint of seth dove jeremy cooper who becomes obsessed with the fact that a widow, dolphin blue lindsay duncan is a vampire.
When one of seths friends is found dead, all eyes are on the boys father who has a history that puts him under suspicion and the. Watch the reflecting skin full movie in hd visit a young boy tries to cope with rural life circa 1950s and his fantasi. After his father tells him stories of vampires, he becomes convinced that the. Synopsis an instant cult classic when it premiered to sold out screenings at cannes in 1990, the reflecting skin is a darkly humorous, nightmarish vision of the american dream. Reflecting skin is not the best movie i have seen, but i guess some scenes will be stuck in my mind for a while.
The making of the reflecting skin, commentary with writerdirector ridley and more. The main reason for rejoicing at this new bluray release is the transfer itself. After all being characterized as coming out of age movie while being a twisted horror drama at the same time it does a great job in the genre if you look at it from that perspective as it visually captures the essence of. The reflecting skin uk trailer out on bluray november. The reflecting skin uk trailer out on bluray november 30th. Finally, the reflecting skin can be seen in all its gorgeous cinematic glory. An instant cult classic when it premiered to sold out screenings at cannes in 1990, the reflecting skin is a darkly humorous, nightmarish vision of the. The reflecting skin bluray disc details highdef digest. Watch the reflecting skin full movie in hd visit movie 21168 a young boy tries to cope with rural life circa 1950s and his fantasi.
The reflecting skin 1990 directed by philip ridley. The obscure 1990 feature takes the prairie gothic aesthetic made famous in paintings by the likes of edward hopper house by the railroad, 1925 and andrew wyeth christinas world, 1948 and renders it into a surreal world where delirium is the inevitable harvest of a place sowed. Set in grassroots america of the 1950s film was shot in canada, story describes how a young boy persecutes and catalyzes the death of a young widow whom he thinks is a. For the record, i dont like to watch movies or read books that you need to watch or read a second time in order to understand. Two earlier short film of the director are also included. Com full download the reflecting skin 1990 brrip x2644hrg imdb info language. 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. In this, his second feature film, writerdirector philip ridley revisits much of the same territory as his debut, the mesmerizing cult film, the reflecting skin 1990, but to lesser effect. Set in a 1950sera american heartland of sprawling wheat fields and lonely old houses, the reflecting skin is british director philip ridleys fascinating and very strange investigation into the horrors of childhood innocence and fantasy. The main character of the reflecting skin is seth dove, a 9yearold boy whose world is on the verge of complete change. If there was a ever a movie that could safely be called a cult film, it would be the reflecting skin, surely one of the strangest movies to ever. The reflecting skin is a strange, at times wonderful film, one that leaves more questions open than answers.
The opening scene alone a golden field of wheat should produce a gasp and a need for sunglasses, so blindingly beautiful is it to view. If there is a modern film that needs to be carefully and accurately graded for its bluray transfer its the reflecting skin, as evidenced by the extracts from the poorly graded german bluray release included in the makingof featurette on this very disc. Reflecting on albertas strangest movie, 1990s the reflecting skin. A young boy tries to cope with rural life circa 1950s and his fantasies become a way to interpret events. In a land that looks like andrew wyeths painting christinas world, seth is trying to find his place in a world he knows precious little about. Presented from a childs strangely warped pointofview, this film should be appreciated by anyone. While david lynch is often off the deep end on the strangeness factor, the reflecting skin has drowned in it. So its high time we have a change around here, if only for one episode, before we jump back to doing silly weirdo movies, lets dig into 1990s surreal childhood drama, the reflecting skin. There is almost no way to completely figure out the reflecting skin. Beak 1987 and the universe of dermot finn 1988 these are subtitled in english sdh, like the main film.
Unit 731 fucking children, the whiny cunts, they ruin absolutely everything. Image quality is of vhs resolution for the first one, and standard definition for the second. Philip ridley was inspired to write the screenplay for the reflecting skin after completing a sequence of artworks titled american gothic whilst. The making of the reflecting skin in this brand new featurette, philip ridley recalls how the idea for the reflecting skin emerged and how he initially imagined the world in which seth dove exists, how the epic vistas in the film were shot, the casting process and his interactions with different cast members, etc. Voir the reflecting skin 1990 en streaming complet. Cronos 1993 guillermo del toros debut directorial feature showcases his love of monsters, insects, clockwork machinery, ron perlman, federico luppi, vampires, and a deep appreciation for special effects as a key storytelling tool. 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. Here is the full list of extras and specifications for the bluray. If there was a ever a movie that could safely be called a cult film, it would be the reflecting skin, surely one of the strangest movies to ever emerge from the alberta film industry. The films mixture of gruesome subject matter, morbid sexual perversion, and disarming humor has spawned comparisons to the work of david lynch, particularly. The photography, by twotime oscar nominee dick pope, is extraordinary.
Viggo mortensen the reflecting skin cult horror movie blu. If a terrence malick like film was directed by david lynch, then the unsettling, disbursing, haunting look about dark natures within a childs mind like this would be something like it. The good news is that philip ridley was directly involved in the restoration and that he resisted the temptation offered by modern digital. Its palate and performances collide in ways that seem unique decades on. Ser the reflecting skin 1990 online film may 4 april 5 march. The reflecting skin is a darkly humorous, nightmarish vision of the american dream. Seeing the reflecting skin for the first time, the 1990 film by philip ridley, starring viggo mortensen and lindsay duncan, one cant help but wonder how the hell the thing ever got made. Philip ridleys short films visiting mr beak 1987, 21 mins and the universe.
As such, its a perfect introduction to his wonderfully imaginative and inventive breed of cinema, and is a genuinely compelling horror. Its definitely not to all tastes, and certainly not for people expecting a traditional horror film. By setting the reflecting skin in middle america in the immediate aftermath of the second. Philip ridleys other two feature films include the passion of darkly noon and heartless which are haunting and again well. The reflecting skin first 5 minutes out now on bluray. The film tells the tale of a little boy amidst the 1950s idaho wheatfields who believes the english widow living nearby is a vampire, with tragic. The reflecting skin 1990 brrip x2644hrg download from 20zone.
The film stars jeremy cooper as a some 10 year old boy named seth dove, who lives in the rural areas of america in the 1950s, when the wwii is still very freshly. A good number didnt know what to make of it at all. They illustrate some common thematic elements with the reflecting skin. What director philip ridley did in this case, in a small canadian film that no one saw and even fewer reference today, is build walls around his subjects that played like the confines of an iron maiden, consistently piercing the defenses of those we observe without seeming to give them the space or. The reflecting skin is a striking, unusual film, marking the filmmaking debut for philip ridley, a british playwright, author, and screenwriter. The reflecting skin also takes place in a small town. The reflecting skin 1990 theatrical trailer youtube. W hat blue velvet did for the comforting myths of suburban innocence, the reflecting skin attempted to do for rural america. The reflecting skin 1990 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The reflecting skin 1991 growing up in the 1950s in smalltown idaho, 8yearold seth jeremy cooper and his friends play a prank on the town recluse, a widow named dolphin blue lindsay duncan. This newly remastered version emphasises the films beautiful cinematography by oscar nominee dick.
Mit dem originaltitel reflecting skin durfte kaum jemand etwas anfangen konnen. The reflecting skin 1990 r 08281990 ch drama, horror, thriller 1h 35m user score. The reflecting skin 1990 dolphin blue talks about her late husband duration. The reflecting skin is a 1990 britishcanadian dramatic horror film written and directed by. Growing up in the 1950s in smalltown idaho, 8yearold seth and his friends play a prank on the town recluse, a mysterious english widow named dolphin blue tony winner lindsay duncan. In the 1950s, a young boy living with his troublesome family in rural usa fantasizes that a neighboring widow is actually a vampire, responsible for a number of disappearances in the area. Overview of reflecting skin, the, 1990, directed by philip ridley, with viggo mortensen, lindsay duncan, jeremy cooper, at turner classic movies. The reflecting skin is a 1990 britishcanadian dramatic horror film written and directed by philip ridley and starring jeremy cooper, viggo mortensen and lindsay duncan. We started off the year, and continued, with four months of schlocky nonsense. Set in a 1950sera american heartland of sprawling wheat fields and lonely old houses, the reflecting skin is british director philip ridleys fascinating and very strange investigation into the. No film has so fully explored the horrific possibilities of this place as the reflecting skin by philip ridley.
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