Skin of Man, Heart of Beast (1999)
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80% of critics liked it
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50% of users liked it
(32 ratings)
The first feature film of Helene Angel, who has won several prizes for her short films, Peau d'Homme, Coeur de Bete uses the point of view of children to focus on a tragedy that befalls a family. After fifteen years of absence, a man returns to his family. Five-year-old Aurelie watches the… More The first feature film of Helene Angel, who has won several prizes for her short films, Peau d'Homme, Coeur de Bete uses the point of view of children to focus on a tragedy that befalls a family. After fifteen years of absence, a man returns to his family. Five-year-old Aurelie watches the stranger arrive and develops an immediate affinity with him. Her older sister, however, is very suspicious of the intruder and certain that misfortune will follow. The adults see nothing, but struggle with all their might when tragedy strikes. Naturally, the two girls bear the brunt of the impact. The film is an homage to the distant and primitive world of childhood, which shapes each of us. Peau d'Homme, Coeur de Bete received the Golden Leopard at the 1999 Locarno International Film Festival and Serge Riaboukine was awarded a Bronze Leopard as Best Actor. ~ Gönül Dönmez-Colin, Rovi
- Directed By
- Helene Angel
- Written By
- Helene Angel, Agnes de Sacy, Jean-Claude Janer
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1999 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 17, 2004
Critic Reviews
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Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
A simmering psychological drama in which the bursts of sudden violence are all the more startling for the slow buildup that has preceded them.
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Jan Stuart, Newsday
The all-French cast is marveilleux.
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Stephen Holden, New York Times
Leaves you with a knot in your stomach, its power is undercut by its own head-banging obviousness.
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Leslie Camhi, Village Voice
French director Hélène Angel's sensitive and crystalline debut feature.
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Eric Monder, Film Journal International
The film does a solid job of slowly, steadily building up to the climactic burst of violence.
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Cast
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Serge Riaboukine
as Francky
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Bernard Blancan
as Coco
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Pascal Cervo
as Alex
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Maaike Jansen
as Marthe
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Cathy Hinderchied
as Aurelie
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Virginie Guinand
as Christelle
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Jean-Louis Richard
as Tac Tac
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Guilaine Londez
as Annie
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Françoise Bertin
as Mademoiselle Espitalier
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Robert Lucibello
as Commissaire
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Emilie Lafarge
as Girl in handcuffs
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Marc Brunet
as Bibof
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Christian Mazzuchini
as Marlène, Marlène, Marlne
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Fred Proust
as Caguette
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Cyril Lecomte
as Anthony
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Cindy Mostacci
as Jessica
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Ren Morard
as Bibof's father
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Laurent Pietin
as Babar
- Christian Mazucchini
- Frederic Proust
- Laetitia Palermo
- René Morard
