THE REFLECTING SKIN

 

FEATURE FILM

BBC FILMS / FUGITIVE FEATURES

 

Philip Ridley, director of THE REFLECTING SKIN, describes the film as a “mythical interpretation” of childhood. The film weaves elements of vampirism, surrealism, black comedy and religious zealotry throughout its narrative about the perceptions and fantasies of an impressionable young boy in 1950s America. The film places the majority of its action outdoors around the dilapidated farms and in the wheat fields of Idaho, shot in an idyllic sunlight which belies the dark secrets of the characters and plot. PRINCIPAL CAST: Viggo Mortensen, Lindsay Duncan

 

DIRECTOR: PHILIP RIDLEY

PRODUCERS: Di Roberts, Dominic Anciano