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Under the Skin (1997)Although married and pregnant Rose has always been Mother's favorite, it is younger sister Iris whose life is shaken up by Mother's death... See full summary » Director:Carine AdlerWriter:Carine Adler |
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Rose Kelly
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Gary
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Frank
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Elena
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Sam
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Max
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Sylvia
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John Whitehall | ... |
Man at station
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Woman In Lost Property
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Although married and pregnant Rose has always been Mother's favorite, it is younger sister Iris whose life is shaken up by Mother's death. Suffocating, Iris spirals out of control and copes by losing herself in sexual oblivion. She leaves her steady, Gary, for a steady stream of one night stands in the arms of mysterious strangers, alienating Gary, Rose, her friends, and her employers in the process. Will this go on until she loses everything that is meaningful to her? Written by Martin Lewison <lewison@pitt.edu>
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A flor de piel See more »Box Office
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$1,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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British Film Institute (BFI), Channel Four Television, Strange Dog Productions See more »
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Iris Kelly: [voice-over] When I was small my mother was everything to me. I thought she was beautiful, and I wanted to be like her. I used to try and smile, walk and talk just like her; I even practiced laughing like she did. My mother loved flowers, and her favourite flowers were roses. And so she called my sister Rose. And she called me Iris.
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Written by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Performed by Samantha Morton See more »
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Director 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. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Iris Kelly: [voice-over] When I was small my mother was everything to me. I thought she was beautiful, and I wanted to be like her. I used to try and smile, walk and talk just like her; I even practiced laughing like she did. My mother loved flowers, and her favourite flowers were roses. And so she called my sister Rose. And she called me Iris.
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"ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY)"Written by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Performed by Samantha Morton See more »
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