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A Skin So Soft (Ta peau si lisse)
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A powerful drama about Jean-Francois, Ronald, Alexis, Cedic, Bonoise and Maxime. Each of these people tries to be in perfect harmony with modern times. Their lives began from a strong man to a top-class bodybuilder to a veteran who became a real and brilliant coach. It is a journey of struggle where everyone participates in the same real situation to overcome their constraints.
A powerful drama about Jean-Francois, Ronald, Alexis, Cedic, Bonoise and Maxime. Each of these people tries to be in perfect harmony with modern times. Their lives began from a strong man to a top-class bodybuilder to a veteran who became a real and brilliant coach. It is a journey of struggle where everyone participates in the same real situation to overcome their constraints.
Actors:
Benoit Lapierre,
Alexis Légaré,
Cédric Doyon,
Ronald Yang,
Maxim Lemire,
Jean-François Bouchard
Benoit Lapierre
Alexis Légaré
Cédric Doyon
Ronald Yang
Maxim Lemire
Jean-François Bouchard
Genre:
Documentary, Sport
Director:
Denis Côté
Country:
Canada, Switzerland
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July 05, 2018
A brilliant take on a sport that has the surface appearance of machismo. The film reveals a much more feminine side, complete with hair removal and posing.
January 26, 2018
The compositions are never less than immaculate, producing all manner of random correspondences and a recurring touch of camp that occasionally blossoms into full-blown Tom of Finland territory.
June 15, 2018
Finds the vulnerable side of professional he-men.
September 28, 2017
While an overall beautiful and intelligent film, the humor, unfortunately, is in poor taste.
August 04, 2017
Côté's humane fascination with six bodybuilders tosses aside grandstanding and focuses on the odd duality of man and muscle.
July 03, 2018
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 ...
July 20, 2018
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.
June 14, 2018
This minimalist approach to maximalist bodies offers an intimate look at six men whose lives are centered on their physical performance and appearance.
July 05, 2018
"A Skin So Soft" walks a tightrope in how it presents the vanity of these guys, practically fetishizing them and asking viewers what makes these six men beautiful, erotic, or perhaps even grotesque.
September 07, 2017
All about will and the focusing of it beyond all reason, it's both fascinating and revolting to watch these people punish themselves in the name of perfection.
July 05, 2018
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.
December 14, 2017
... open-minded cinephiles will be surprised as they are drawn into a universe in which they may have had very little interest.

