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The Reflecting Skin • A Conversation with Storyboard and Concept Artist Anson Jew • Movies We Like
“Any vampires around these parts, Pa?”
Talking About The Reflecting Skin with our guest, storyboard and concept artist Anson Jew
There’s a lot going on in this story of childhood. It’s a story about vampirism and nuclear devastation. It’s about a town’s secrets and the perspective of children. Homosexuality in a time when it was far from being accepted. Dealing with loss. Growing old. Finding love. Writer/director Philip Ridley not only crafted a gorgeous film that’s alive from start to finish, but he crafted a story about childhood that captures all the strangeness and complexity we should…
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