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Poster for Skindeep

Skindeep

1968 · 37 min

A quiet, sombre mood piece that drifts rather than drives, asking patience as it lingers on lonely, uneasy feelings.

Directed by
Paul Cox
Genres
Drama
Overview
A mood piece involving two lesbian lovers and a disturbed young man contemplating suicide.

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Directed by
Paul Cox
Genres
Drama
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • sexuality
    • death
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror2
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Paul Cox
    Runtime
    37 min
    Country
    Australia
    Languages
    English

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