This intriguing, surprisingly nasty childhood fable, vaguely set in the early 1950s in the American heartland, seems to take its inspiration from such comparatively innocent, classic childhood fantasies as THE 5,000 FINGERS OF DR. T and INVADERS FROM MARS, but THE REFLECTING SKIN is far,
far darker.
Cued by the sight of his father Luke Dove (Duncan Fraser) reading a pulp novel called Vampire Blood, pre-adolescent Seth (Jeremy Cooper) comes to believe a mysterious, reclusive young woman, Dolphin Blue (Lindsay Duncan), who's still grieving for her dead husband (she keeps his things in a little
box, like a coffin), is a vampire. Seth becomes concerned that...
Released:
1990
Rated:
R
Length:
95 mins