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Could somebody recommend a film in the same spirit as Reflecting Skin?


I enjoyed this film very much, the slow pace, the disturbing
theme and how the landscape had a large role in the film.
I haven't seen many other films like this, others than Urga (the Sign of Love I think is the English title) and the Winterguest, Alan Rickman's beautiful film.

Please, tell me some names of other films like these!

There are many films that are set in a beautiful landscape but where this is used more as a sidescene than something that is central to the story.
The whole film can limp because the characters in a film are set in an environment they don't react to or seem like a part of. For some reason some epic films set in the countryside have stepped into this trap.


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Just watched this movie and it made me think of EVE'S BAYOU a bit. Set in Louisiana in the 60s, it's about a young girl losing her innocence in a small town. It's got a similar main character using magic (voodoo) to explain adult things a young person can't understand yet. It's not as creepy as The Reflecting Skin, but it's very well-done.

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This film immediately reminded me of:

In a Glass Cage (1986)
Paperhouse (1988)

Very atmospheric, and disturbing/unsettling at times.

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