The Skin of Sorrow

Original title: La Peau de chagrin

97 minutes • 2010 • 6.3 Score

It's 1832, 22-year-old Raphaël's gambling has driven him to the brink of suicide. As he is about to throw himself in the Seine, a shopkeeper offers him something: a mysterious "skin of sorrow", which will grant all his wishes, but in doing so will shrink his remaining time on earth.

Alain Berliner

Director