2005 · 105 min · NR

Mysterious Skin

Name: Mysterious Skin
Genre: Drama
Released: 2005
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jeffrey Licon, Mary Lynn Rajskub

Directed by Gregg Araki · Drama

Mysterious Skin (2005) is a Drama film, directed by Gregg Araki set in Kansas and New York City during the 1980s–1990s. It runs 105 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of memory & nostalgia and coming of age play out through multiple perspectives and interwoven / hyperlink.

Composer

Harold BuddRobin Guthrie

Cinematography

Steve Gainer

Cast

Joseph Gordon-LevittBrady CorbetMichelle TrachtenbergJeffrey LiconMary Lynn RajskubElisabeth ShueLisa LongBill Sage

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Kansas New York City

Setting

Rural Urban

When

1980s 1990s

Premise & themes

Themes

Memory & Nostalgia Coming Of Age

Structure

Multiple Perspectives Interwoven / Hyperlink

Tone

BleakMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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Mysterious Skin

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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