The Magic Skin

The Magic Skin

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 6, 2011

Runtime

1h 15m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

The Magic Skin

Production Companies

Kunsthalle Zürich, A Human Valley Production

Director

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster

Description

Adaptation of Honoré de Balzac's "The Skin of Sorrow" or "The Wild Ass's Skin" (1831), said to be the last novel read by Sigmund Freud before his death. While reading it, he would have said: "This is the only book I needed".