In a rural 50's US, Seth is a boy who finds fantastic explanations for human horrors.
The Reflecting Skin is a very special film. It's based on the cruel realities of human nature, the innocence of childhood, the cruelty of childhood, the power of empathy and of the lack of empathy. It has a special cinematography, extremely impressive visually, even when the images it portrays are scenes of terrible acts. The children's characters probably shock the most, the author wanting to highlight how close their innocence brings them to sociopathy. Aside from a few marginal examples that feel too much, most of the characters are just carcasses of the people they could have been. The Reflecting Skin is beautiful, and sad, and it doesn't try to make excuses or to accuse.
Director: Philip Ridley
With: Viggo Mortensen, Lindsay Duncan, Jeremy Cooper, Sheila Moore
Rating: 8/10
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