MYSTERIOUS SKIN

A film by Gregg Araki

Cast : Elisabeth Shue, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet, Michelle Trachtenberg

2004 / Etats-Unis / original title : MYSTERIOUS SKIN / 99’ / Color / status : completed / English / Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 16 / long feature-film / International collections

In the summer of my eighth year, five hours slipped away from my life…“The summer I was eight years old, five hours disappeared from my life…” Brian Lackey, now 18, is haunted by nightmares and convinced he was abducted as a child.

Neil McCormick, a teenage hustler, once believed he found love with his Little League coach. As Neil drifts to New York and Brian searches for answers, their paths cross — and the truth emerges.

Based on Scott Heim’s acclaimed novel, MYSTERIOUS SKIN is the story of two boys
linked by a past they can’t forget.

Digitally restored by the Academy Film Archive and UCLA Film & Television Archive in conjunction with Sundance Institute in 4K from the original 35 mm A/B camera negatives and original sound elements. The restoration was supervised by Gregg Araki at Resillion and Monkeyland Audio.

2004 / USA / 99′ / NEW 4K UHD HDR

Press

«A gorgeous, heartbreaking and utterly convincing work of art»

The New York Times

«Astonishingly powerful»

Esquire