ComedyHorror

Deerskin

- Killer. Style.

A man's obsession with owning the designer deerskin jacket of his dreams leads him to turn his back on his humdrum life in the suburbs, blow his life savings, and even turn him to crime.

Release Date : 2019-06-19

Language :French

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Atelier de ProductionARTE France CinémaNexus FactoryuMediaGaridi Films

Production Country : BelgiumFranceSwitzerland

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Georges

Original Name : Jean Dujardin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Denise

Original Name : Adèle Haenel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Monsieur B

Original Name : Albert Delpy

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Neighbor

Original Name : Coralie Russier

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Kid

Original Name : Pierre Gommé

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Receptionist

Original Name : Laurent Nicolas

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Banker

Original Name : Caroline Piette

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Sheet Metalworker

Original Name : Stéphane Jobert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar Patron

Original Name : Marie Bunel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Johnny

Original Name : Panayotis Pascot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Olaf

Original Name : Youssef Hajdi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Xavier

Original Name : Simon Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yann

Original Name : Tom Hudson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zita

Original Name : Maryne Cayon

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Guy in the Jacket

Original Name : Thomas Blanchard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Victim 1

Original Name : Rio Vega

Gender : Male

Character Name : Victim 2

Original Name : Maxim Driesen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Victim 3

Original Name : David Sztanke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Victim 4

Original Name : Julia Faure

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Hunter

Original Name : Bruno Mary

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Server

Original Name : Jérôme Menard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Backhoe Operator

Original Name : Franck Lebreton

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Glove Seller

Original Name : Ayouba Ali

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Shoe Seller

Original Name : Géraldine Schitter

Gender : Female

Reviews

SWITCH.

@maketheSWITCH

2021-06-23

If you only have time to watch one bizarre French horror-comedy about a guy and the jacket that seems to hold an extreme power over his mind, 'Deerskin' is it. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-deerskin-hilarious-and-horrific

Tejas Nair

@nairtejas

2021-06-23

In a role that was made for Jean Dujardin, he acts like he has been doing this for a long time. By 'this' I mean executing an eccentric project that is about to take over his life and muddle his relationship with the world. And by 'the world' I mean the sorry village that his Georges character travels to after buying a vintage jacket made of 100% deerskin which also marks his obsession with it, something that both induces laughter in its audience and also highlights the crazy, primal nature of obsessive compulsion characterized by depression, loneliness, and unconditional enmity against the humankind. I have no words to describe the virulent turn Le daim (Deerskin) takes as Georges laughingly has his way by conspiring with himself to take forward his obsession with his deerskin jacket, which I should add is 'killer style' in his own words. Whether it is the inflated price that he pays for the second-hand jacket or the newfound skill of videography or mistaking a film editor with a creditor, Le daim has been written in a way that is guaranteed to make you laugh every five minutes. The outlandish plot, accentuated by terrific performances by Dujardin and Adele Haenel (who acts with her face and that's enough) and also by the peculiar style of referral writing (where the aftermath of an event in a scene is shown in the following one or the one after that) by director-writer Quentin Dupieux makes this comedy crime drama a blast experience. I can't recommend it more and I am definitely going to be watching more of Dupieux's work. Bravo! TN. (Watched and reviewed at its India premiere at the 21st MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.)

justhappytobehere

@justhappytobehere

2024-02-09

Another absurd romp from Dupieux, and one of my faves from him. This movie oozes killer style and one great scene after another. If you have ever been quite fond of an article of clothing, special shirt, lucky pants, whatever, then you will be able to relate to this outlandish extreme of the situation.