Under the Skin (2013 film)

Under the Skin
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJonathan Glazer
Screenplay by
  • Walter Campbell
  • Jonathan Glazer
Based onUnder the Skin
by Michel Faber
Produced by
StarringScarlett Johansson
CinematographyDaniel Landin
Edited byPaul Watts
Music byMica Levi
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • StudioCanal (United Kingdom)
  • Ascot Elite (Switzerland)
  • A24 (United States)
Release dates
  • 29 August 2013 (2013-08-29) (Telluride)
  • 14 March 2014 (2014-03-14) (United Kingdom)
  • 4 April 2014 (2014-04-04) (United States)
  • 23 July 2014 (2014-07-23) (Switzerland)
Running time
108 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom[2]
  • United States[2]
  • Switzerland[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget£8 million[3]
($13.3 million)[4]
Box office$7.2 million[5]

Under the Skin is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Jonathan Glazer and written by Glazer and Walter Campbell, based on the 2000 novel by Michel Faber. It stars Scarlett Johansson as an otherworldly woman who preys on men in Scotland. The film premiered at Telluride Film Festival on 29 August 2013. It was released in the United Kingdom on 14 March 2014, and in other territories later in the year.

Glazer developed Under the Skin for over a decade. He and Campbell pared it back from an elaborate, special effects-heavy concept to a sparse story focusing on an alien perspective of the human condition. Most of the cast had no acting experience, and many scenes were filmed with hidden cameras.

Under the Skin was acclaimed for Johansson's performance, Glazer's direction, and Mica Levi's score. It received numerous accolades and awards, was named the best film of the year by various critics and publications, appeared on many best-of-the-decade lists, and was ranked 61st on the BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century list. It was a box-office failure, grossing around US$7 million on a budget of $13.3 million.

  1. ^ "UNDER THE SKIN (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Under the Skin (2014)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (24 March 2014). "Under The Skin: at any cost | Screen". Screen Daily. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference BOM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Under the Skin (2014)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 13 November 2016.