1 Feb 2025
Pictureville Cinema at the National Science and Media Museum
Under the Skin [35mm]
Carine Adler, 1997
Two sisters struggle to deal with the death of their mother. With introduction from Dr Karen Thornton.
Carine Adler’s first and (so far) only feature, centred on a staggering performance from a 19-year-old Samantha Morton.
19-year-old Iris grapples with the unexpected death of her mother. Unable to cope with the loss, she struggles under the weight of her own destructive behaviour.
In this intimate exploration of a young woman’s relationship with her mother and sister, things are going badly for Iris (Samantha Morton). Her mother (Rita Tushingham) has been given only weeks to live and she feels increasingly distant from her happily married and heavily pregnant older sister Rose (Claire Rushbrook). Unable to deal with her grief and jealousy, Iris ditches her job, her flat and her boyfriend, and prowls the streets looking for love in all the wrong places.
Language: English
Northern Soul
Under the Skin is part of Northern Soul, a special season curated by Clio Barnard for Bradford 2025 that celebrated Northern women in film.
A frank, fearless film from a director still carving out her place in the British tradition.”
Credits
Carine Adler
Samantha Morton, Claire Rushbrook, Rita Tushingham
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