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Directed by | Alain Berliner |
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Based on | La Peau de chagrin by Honoré de Balzac |
Starring | Thomas Coumans |
Cinematography | Philippe Lardon |
Edited by | Sabine Emiliani |
Music by | Guillaume Roussel |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
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]
The film received Prix des Collégiens de Charente Maritime at the 12th Festival de la fiction in La Rochelle. [6]