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Under The Skin [DVD] [1997]

DVD ~ Samantha Morton

2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Actors: Samantha Morton, Claire Rushbrook, Rita Tushingham, Christine Tremarco, Stuart Townsend
Directors: Carine Adler
Writers: Carine Adler
Producers: Ben Gibson, Kate Ogborn
Format: PAL
Language English
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 18
Studio: Bfi Video
DVD Release Date: 24 Jan 2005
Run Time: 80 minutes

Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

ASIN: B0006NKBVE
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 23,518 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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When things start to go badly for Iris, she ends up giving up her job, flat and boyfriend and walks the streets looking for love - in all the wrong places...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Raw, Rude, Rebellious and Deeply Real. , 2 Oct 2007

By	Ms. Morven Lennox "Rastaceltica" (London) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is essentially the story of a young woman, Iris, who wants more from life than the conventional relationship-marriage-children and mediocre career that her boyfriend and her sister, Rose, have settled for. This comes to the fore when her mother dies and Rose cannot support her emotionally, being grief-stricken herself and heavily pregnant, and Iris discovers that none of her family or friends share her curiosity about life and love so tries to find her own path. However, instead of forming more stimulating relationships, she experiences a string of impersonal sexual encounters, becoming more confused than ever and ends up confusing everyone else. I nearly lost empathy with the protagonist myself when she tries to seduce her sister's husband but being a sensible type, he doesn't go for it. After a particularly degrading sexual experience, Iris realises that she does not have to express her energy and grief physically through the `skin', which is a metaphor for her raw sexuality, and decides to become a singer. Rather than turn out to be naturally brilliant, (which would have been corny and unrealistic), she makes the effort to join a local choir (not the X Factor!) and takes lessons.
I loved the soundtrack, which is racy and powerful, and the scene where she expresses her anger and frustration at losing her mother by forcibly seducing a stranger in a cinema plays while simultaneously we see the mother's coffin going into the incinerator. Another nice touch is the fact that we know the story takes place over a very short time because Rose never actually gives birth, the pregnancy itself enhancing the film's theme of life, death and procreation.
I also loved the fact that this is essentially a `woman's' film but without the usual fluff and sop, and any potential bleakness or sentimentality is annihilated by its subtle humour, particularly in the predictability of the frustrating phone calls!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Could have been so much better, 8 Oct 2007

By	Apple-eater "Severn Boy" (Worcestershire, England) - See all my reviews

Ok, a look at the synopsis suggests you're not in for a bunch of laughs watching this film, but still....

There is some fine acting and writing in this, but you end up just longing for the film to end. The film is very obviously set in today's England, and filmed very naturalistically. Also, the story of a mother dying, and the grief of her bereaved daughters, is one which should touch a chord with many viewers.

But it's just hard to feel involved or care, and the story just meanders.

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1.0 out of 5 stars totally boring, 20 Mar 2009

By	N. Tate - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

One of those films you are so tempted to switch off,you are glad when the end credits arrive.

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