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The Skin of Sorrow

2010 · 97 min

A somber, elegant period fable that drifts toward doom, trading excitement for a quiet, mounting dread.

Directed by
Alain Berliner
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Overview
It's 1832, 22-year-old Raphaël's gambling has driven him to the brink of suicide. As he is about to throw himself in the Seine, a shopkeeper offers him something: a mysterious "skin of sorrow", which will grant all his wishes, but in doing so will shrink his remaining time on earth.

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Directed by
Alain Berliner
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • fate
  • death
  • obsession
  • ambition
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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