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Mysterious Skin (2004)

Directed by Gregg Araki · Cinematography by Steve Gainer

105 min55 frames

Drama

Two boys. One can't remember. The other can't forget.

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Mysterious Skin (2004) movie still: closeup — A view through a narrow gap between a dark wall and a door frame. A young blonde girl peeks through…Mysterious Skin (2004) movie still: medium — Inside a vehicle, a young man and woman are seated close together. The woman holds a lit cigarette up…Mysterious Skin (2004) movie still: closeup — A residential street background with trees and houses during the late afternoon. A young man shouts…Mysterious Skin (2004) movie still: medium — A sunlit lawn in front of a long, single-story school building with many windows. Two teenage boys sit…Mysterious Skin (2004) movie still: closeup — A boy lies on a textured metallic surface that reflects blue light. An elongated, smooth blue alien…Mysterious Skin (2004) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows a hand pointing at a physical polaroid photo. The photo depicts a young child…Mysterious Skin (2004) movie still: medium — A dimly lit bedroom features walls decorated with posters including a planet image. Two young men sit…Mysterious Skin (2004) movie still: closeup — A close-up shot of a young man speaking into a phone receiver. He is positioned against a plain, dimly…Mysterious Skin (2004) movie still: closeup — A dark space features a boy positioned next to a coarse, textured wall. The boy gazes directly ahead…Mysterious Skin (2004) movie still: medium — A dimly lit booth with dark wood paneling in a bar or tavern. Two young men sit opposite each other…Mysterious Skin (2004) movie still: medium — A dimly lit bar with red-toned wood paneling and shelves filled with liquor bottles. A young man with…Mysterious Skin (2004) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with white walls contains a bed and a large painting. An older man stands near a bed…Mysterious Skin (2004) movie still: wide — A vast, dark expanse featuring a large blank projection screen in the background. Two people ride…Mysterious Skin (2004) movie still: closeup — A dark indoor space with heavy curtains visible in the background. Two young men sit together, one…Mysterious Skin (2004) movie still: closeup — A child lies on a textured, dark-colored carpet indoors at night. An adult hand reaches in to touch…Mysterious Skin (2004) movie still: medium — A woman sits on a bed against floral wallpaper within a television screen frame. The subject faces the…
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What is Mysterious Skin about?

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

Mysterious Skin is a 2004 coming-of-age drama film written, produced, and directed by Gregg Araki, adapted from Scott Heim's 1995 novel of the same name. The film tells the story of two pre-adolescent boys who both experienced sexual abuse, and how it affects their lives in different ways into their young adulthood. One boy becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute, while the other retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction.

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What does the cinematography of Mysterious Skin look like?

Sampled across 55 frames, the coverage of Mysterious Skin leans on close-ups (47% of the sample) and medium shots (36%). Cinematographer Steve Gainer keeps 56% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 62% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 82% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Mysterious Skin?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Mysterious Skin (2004) are #332d2d, #0f0d0f, #534c4d, #251915, #0d0f2c, #4b362d — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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