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A Skin So Soft

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A Skin So Soft

Released Jun 15, 2018

1h 33m

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Six bodybuilders are followed as they prepare for the next competition.

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Clayton Dillard

Slant Magazine

A Skin So Soft is an object lesson on how dispensing with the template of the expository documentary can help filmmakers see past the most explicit attributes of their subjects.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 20, 2018

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Their narcissism is repellent yet riveting, and Mr. Côté comes at his subjects with an artful, exploratory obliqueness that's endearingly curious, as if discovering a whole new species.

Jul 5, 2018

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Simon Abrams

Village Voice

Unfortunately, viewers unacquainted with weight lifting probably won't learn much about Côté's musclemen or their sport just by watching them fuss over their appearances ...

Jul 3, 2018

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

Each take is fascinating. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Nov 2, 2022

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Dan Schindel

Hyperallergic

It's a mesmerizing new form of Muybridge's motion studies, and an unforgettable watch.

Feb 14, 2020

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Alistair Ryder

Gay Essential

Millions of people worry about trying to get the perfect body - Côté's film goes one step further to ask how far you would go to not just obtain it, but maintain it in the most image conscious environment imaginable.

Oct 10, 2019

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The greatest 01 hour: and 33 minutes of real bodybuilding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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No storyline, slow pacing, vague (if visually striking) characters, a confusing ending... this film doesn't give us any insights into these men at all. What's the point of showing the "softer" side of someone who fails to then be a three-dimensional character in their own story? Who are these men? No clue. What do they want, and why? The film doesn't say. I know many men who are bodybuilders, powerlifters and strongmen... this movie does them a disservice. I'm sure the guys in this film are interesting people, but you'd never know it from watching this.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Denis Côté

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Joëlle Bertossa

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Jeanne-Marie Poulain

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Dounia Sichov

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Six bodybuilders are followed as they prepare for the next competition.

Director: Denis Côté
Producer: Joëlle Bertossa, Denis Côté, Jeanne-Marie Poulain, Dounia Sichov
Screenwriter: Denis Côté
Distributor: Breaking Glass Pictures
Production Co: Art & Essai
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 19, 2018
Runtime: 1h 33m

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