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Revision as of 09:01, 23 January 2017
Summary
A mysterious woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. Events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery.
Details
- Release Date: 2013
- Country/Language: UK/USA/Switzerland, English and Welsh
- Genres/Technical: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Art/Experimental
- Runtime: 1 hr 48 min
- Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay
- Director: Jonathan Glazer
- Writer: Walter Campbell and Jonathan Glazer (screenplay), Michel Faber (novel), Milo Addica (uncredited)
- Producer/Production Co: Film4, British Film Institute (BFI), Silver Reel
- View Trailer: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: R (Violence, Profanity Adult Content, full frontal Nudity, Sexual Situations)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)
How "Lovecraftian" you find this film might depend on how much "Lovecraftian" mileage you get from dark fantasy/fairy tales about character development for people-eating, shape-shifting aliens that evolve into renegade vegans, as interpreted by surreal, avant-garde art film makers.
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- Richard Scheib at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (link) - "...Under the Skin is accruing accolades as a standout film. I remain slightly short of these. The opaqueness of the film – the lack of clear explanations and guesswork that surrounds almost everything that happens – makes it frustratingly indecipherable at times."
Synopsis
Spoiler Section (Highlight to Read)
A mysterious woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. Events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- location: Other Side
- race: shape-shifting alien
- film: compare to Species (1995 franchise) (which tells much the same story, without much character development, but with a sexually-charged tentacle monster designed by H.R. Giger in his Necronomicon art books)
