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The Reflecting Skin

Cast

Viggo Mortensen, Lindsay Duncan, Duncan Fraser, David Longworth View All

Crew

Philip Ridley (Screenplay), Philip Ridley (Director) View All

Release: Aug. 28th, 1990

Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes

A young boy tries to cope with rural life circa 1950s and his fantasies become a way to interpret events. After his father tells him stories of vampires, he becomes convinced that the widow up the road is a vampire, and tries to find ways of discouraging his brother from seeing her.

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Also, unlike many films focusing on the visuals, The Reflecting Skin does not prolong its shots for no reason but retains fluent pacing with its story.

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The house set was cool and distinctive which help set the tone of the film...And the wheat fields, wheat fields always make an cinematic impact and are perfect for isolating a lone subject when then makes for an emotional statement all without dialogue.