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The Reflecting Skin (1990)
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9 November 1990 (UK) moreTagline:
Sometimes terrible things happen quite naturallyPlot:
A young boy tries to cope with rural life circa 1950s and his fantasies become a way to interpret events... more | add synopsisAwards:
6 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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There are Vital Signs for Philip Ridley's Heartless (From ioncinema. 6 July 2009)
The Reflecting Skin Director Philip Ridley Returns With Heartless
(From Twitch. 4 July 2009, 8:57 PM, PDT)
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My thoughts... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Viggo Mortensen | ... | Cameron Dove | |
| Lindsay Duncan | ... | Dolphin Blue | |
| Jeremy Cooper | ... | Seth Dove | |
| Sheila Moore | ... | Ruth Dove | |
| Duncan Fraser | ... | Luke Dove | |
| David Longworth | ... | Joshua, Eben's Father | |
| Robert Koons | ... | Sheriff Ticker | |
| David Bloom | ... | Deputy | |
| Evan Hall | ... | Kim | |
| Codie Lucas Wilbee | ... | Eben | |
| Sherry Bie | ... | Cassie | |
| Jason Wolff | ... | Cadillac Driver | |
| Dean Hass | ... | Cadillac Passenger | |
| Guy Buller | ... | Cadillac Passenger | |
| Jason Brownlow | ... | Cadillac Passenger |
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95 min | Canada:115 min (Ontario)Language:
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Australia:M | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 (f) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:RFun Stuff
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This is conceivably one of the most disturbing films I've seen. It's characters are painfully fragile, and the tone is menacingly dark and corrupted. Still, albeit as depressing as The Tin Drum, this is an excellent film.