A Skin So Soft

Ta peau si lisse
Denis Côté
Part of

55th New York Film Festival

September 29 - October 15, 2017

Studiously observing the world of male bodybuilding, Denis Côté crafts a multifaceted portrait of six latter-day Adonises through the lens of their everyday lives: extreme diets, training regimens, family relationships, and friendships within the community.

DIRECTOR
Denis Côté
YEAR
2017
COUNTRY
Canada / Switzerland / France
RUNTIME
93 minutes
ORIGINAL TITLE
Ta peau si lisse

Q&As with Denis Côté following the screenings on 9/30 and 10/1

Studiously observing the world of male bodybuilding, Denis Côté’s A Skin So Soft (Ta peau si lisse) crafts a multifaceted portrait of six latter-day Adonises through the lens of their everyday lives: extreme diets, training regimens, family relationships, and friendships within the community. Capturing the physical brawn and emotional complexity of its subjects with wit and tenderness, this companion piece to Cote’s singular animal study Bestiaire (2012) is a self-reflexive rumination on the long tradition of filming the human body that also advances a fascinating perspective on contemporary masculinity. Special thanks to Délégation Générale du Québec à New York.

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