Where: Dave Barber Cinematheque
When: 2026-06-25
Event Details:
Director: Marina de Van Run Time: 93 min.
Format: DCP Rating: 18A
Release Year:
2002
Language: French with English subtitles
Feminism and French New Extremity have always been a powerfully potent combination in the hands of female directors like Catherine Breillat ( Fat Girl ) and Claire Denis ( Trouble Every Day ), and auteur Marina de Van joined their righteously twisted ranks with her gorgeous and grotesque 2002 horror breakthrough In My Skin . Esther has been recovering from a recent leg injury when she develops an increasingly disturbing relationship with her body, one where the lines between painful pleasure and self-mutilation become irrevocably blurred. Body horror filtered through serrated expectations of body image, In My Skin is a powerful vision of feminist rage that will sink its teeth into you and never let go.
Featuring a pre-recorded introduction by Kier-La Janisse, author, critic, film programmer, podcaster, publisher and producer with an emphasis on genre cinema, and founder of The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies.
Series: Bleak Week
Showtimes:
Thu, Jun 25: 9:30pm - https://davebarbercinematheque.com/purchase/2647/