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Bookmark this pageFive and the Skin (1982)
Director: Pierre Rissient
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From Time Out Film Guide
A completely unclassifiable feature from Frenchman-about-cinema Rissient, but clearly autobiographical at heart. The images show a Frenchman in Manila, and explore his movements, his meetings, his enthusiasms, and his sexual fantasies. There is synch-sound, but no dialogue; instead, his thoughts and reflections are heard in an exquisitely literary voice-over. The blend of specifics and abstracts is mesmerising.Author: RG
Cast & crew
Director: Pierre Rissient
Cast: Feodor Atkine, Eiko Matsuda, Gloria Diaz, Rafael Roco, Phillip Salvador, Louie Pascua, Roberto Padua, Roger Blin full cast
Duration: 97 mins
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