The Skin of Sorrow

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The Skin of Sorrow
Directed by Alain Berliner
Written by
    • Alain Berliner
    • Alexandra Deman
Based on La Peau de chagrin by Honoré de Balzac
Starring Thomas Coumans
CinematographyPhilippe Lardon
Edited by Sabine Emiliani  [ fr ]
Music by Guillaume Roussel  [ fr ]
Release date
  • 24 April 2010 (2010-04-24)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Skin of Sorrow (French : La Peau de chagrin) is a 2010 French television drama film directed by Alain Berliner. It is set in 1832 and follows a 22-year-old man whose wishes are granted through a magic piece of shagreen skin, but each wish brings him closer to an early death. It is based on the novel La Peau de chagrin by Honoré de Balzac. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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The film received Prix des Collégiens de Charente Maritime at the 12th Festival de la fiction  [ fr ] in La Rochelle. [6]

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References

  1. "La Peau de chagrin" . Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  2. "Ce mercredi sur France 2: La peau de chagrin" . L'Express (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  3. "Video - La peau de chagrin : téléfilm inédit d'Alain Berliner ce soir sur France 2". Première (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  4. "Photos - La peau de chagrin : téléfilm inédit avec Thomas Coumans et Annabelle Hettmann ce soir sur France 2". Première (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  5. "France 2 : tournage de "La peau de chagrin" à Paris" . Télé Star  [ fr ] (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  6. "12e Festival de la fiction de La Rochelle : les récompenses de la RTBF" (in French). RTBF. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2025.