Marina de Van’s (Co-writer of Under the Sand
and 8
Women) impressive debut feature is a
haunting and riveting
exploration of a
young woman’s disturbing fascination with her own body.
After suffering deep gashes to
her leg from an accidental fall, Esther (Marina del Van), a
young research analyst, becomes preoccupied with her body and skin,
especially her wounds. At first, she merely careers her arms, pinches her excess
skin, or traces the cuts
on her
legs, but it isn’t long before she is carving
wounds directly and aggressively
into her own body. Her boyfriend (Laurent Lucas) becomes understandably
concerned and angry,
but his inability to
understand forces Esther into reclusion to
explore her new found passion. Increasingly unhinged – to
situations of perverse dark humor – Esther seems determined to
continue her compulsion until the removal
from her own body is complete.
- NTSC Region 1
- French DD 5.1 Audio
- English Subtitles
- Anamorphic Widescreen
- Commentary with Marina de
Van - Bonus Short Films: Alias
and Psy-Show
