In my skin (Dans ma peau) - Marina de Van, Laurent Lucas, L'a Drucker, Marina de Van
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Movie propaganda
"It is through my body that I am in the world, that I am connected with others. If I am no longer my body, what am I? Where does this desire come from to want to see what the body is and if I am
'inside'?"- Marina de Van
In my skin (Dans ma peau) is a haunting and riveting exploration of the human body as a boundary - and a battleground - between the individual and the often unreachable world outside. After suffering deep gashes to her leg from an accidental fall, Esther (Marina de Van), a young research analyst, becomes preoccupied with her body and skin, especially her wounds. At first she merely caresses her arms, pinches her excess skin, or traces the cuts on her legs, but it isn't long before she is carving wounds directly and aggressively into her own body. Her boyfriend (Laurent Lucas) becomes understandably concerned and angry, but his inability to understand forces Esther into reclusion to explore her new-found practice. With increased urgency, she turns an unapologetic knife or razor upon her own skin.
Theatrical propaganda posters
Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film drama France self-mutilation French psychology auto-cannibalism relationship
Persons of interest
- 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
- Chantal Bardin .... Invitée
- Caroline Brunner .... Serveuse
- Wilfried Malori .... Nageur
- Giovanni Portincasa
- Damien Roussineau .... Nageur
- Thomas de Van .... Le serveur
- Thierry Vermuth .... Invité
- Marina de Van .... Screenwriter
- Marina de Van .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- In my skin (Dans ma peau) official movie site
- In my skin (Dans ma peau) film production notes (.rtf)
- In my skin (Dans ma peau) QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Fant-Asia Film Festival 2003: Won: Best International Film (Marina de Van)
- NB: French language dialogue with English subtitles
- Studios and distributors:
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
The drama, France movie In my skin (Dans ma peau) is directed by Marina de Van and stars Marina de Van, Laurent Lucas, L'a Drucker.
Media intelligence (DVD)
- Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0
- Languages: French
- Picture: Widescreen anamorphic 1.85:1
- Special features:
- Galleries: Photographic
- Trailers: Theatrical
- Subtitles: English
Government security censorship classification
R 18+ (Contains scenes of self-mutilation)
Surveillance time
91 minutes (1:31 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
DVD retail: Undated February 2008
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