Dans ma peau (2002)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Marina de Van

Writer:

Marina de Van (writer)

Release Date:

4 December 2002 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Horror

Plot:

A woman grows increasingly fascinated with her body after suffering a disfiguring accident. |

Plot Keywords:

Mutilation | Self Mutilation | Self Cannibalism | Madness | Obsession

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Marina de Van	...	Esther
Laurent Lucas	...	Vincent
Léa Drucker	...	Sandrine
Thibault de Montalembert	...	Daniel
Dominique Reymond	...	La cliente
Bernard Alane	...	Le client
Marc Rioufol	...	Henri
François Lamotte	...	Pierre
Adrien de Van	...	L'interne
Alain Rimoux	...	Le pharmacien
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chantal Baroin	...	Invitée
Caroline Brunner	...	Serveuse
Wilfried Malori	...	Nageur
Giovanni Portincasa
Damien Roussineau	...	Nageur
Thomas de Van	...	Le serveur
Thierry Vermuth	...	Invité

Also Known As:

Coupures (France) (working title)
In My Skin (International: English title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Germany:16 | Australia:R | France:-16 | Hong Kong:III | Singapore:R21 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | USA:Unrated | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Lazennec & Associés

Pain Tolerance on a whole other level.

In this french psychological horror flick you have a woman who's seriously losing touch with the real world. The real world in a common sense way of thinking is a place where a person would never want to eat them-self. Well, in our leading lady's world, this is the case.

In My Skin is really a bizarre flick. It's not overly gross, it's not gory, it's not offensive, but I'll be damned if this flick didn't make me feel weird while watching it. It's incredibly intimate with it's portrayal of a really messed up situation. There were many instances where I'd feel uncomfortable, and that rarely happens to me.

I always thought I was kinda weird (I was told that it's weird) when I would pick a scab off and eat it. But this takes that to a whole new level, and I can kinda see where my friends were coming from when they were telling me that what I was doing was messed up. I didn't stop, and who knows if our French character will either.

Give this flick a shot if you're into unique film-making. But if you're slightly queasy about graphic bloody injuries, I'd say pass. But you'd be missing out, since this is one portrayal of a personality that's quite unique.