Under the Skin

Under the Skin (1997)

Your body betrays your soul.

Although married and pregnant Rose has always been mother's favorite, it is younger sister Iris whose life is shaken up by mother's death. Suffocating, Iris spirals out of control and copes by losing herself in sexual oblivion.

Date of release
1997-11-28
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (40)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Drama
Director
Carine Adler

Casting

Interesting facts

Under the Skin is a 1997 British drama film written and directed by Carine Adler and starring Samantha Morton and Claire Rushbrook. It tells the story of two sisters coping with the sudden death of their mother. While one sister, Rose, manages to get on with her life, younger sister Iris goes down a self-destructive path in which she loses herself in one-night-stands and anonymous sexual encounters.

Production

Adler's inspiration for the film was the book Mother, Madonna, Whore by psychiatrist Estella Welldon. Welldon also served as a script consultant on the film. Said Adler, "Her theory is that women act out their anger on themselves through various kinds of compulsive behaviour, including sex, while men direct their anger outwards through crime or abuse of women. Women are destructive to themselves and to their bodies, rather than to other people."

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