MADAGASCAR SKIN - DVD Movie

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The movie does unfold a little slowly at the start but the acting is strong and Bernard Hill is a delight. The basic story is about two men that are outcasts from society, they find each other and end up falling in love despite one being gay and the other straight.

Yes, the film is a bit artsy and at times I wanted it to go a little deeper but it touched me, especially the end of the film. On one hand the end left me wanting more and caring about both characters and on the other hand it was appropriate and satisfying. Bravo to Harry and Flint for finding and holding on to their little piece of joy in this world.

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Madagascar SkinJan 27, 2007
By Billie Davis
Off-beat British film. Look closely and you'll see famous actors from other films. Touching, and a tad quirky.

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Live-to-Live AttitudeJan 20, 2011
By Michael Kerjman
It is a strange movie.

Suffering communicating problems because of his odd birthmark and financial situation, same gender attracted Harry found himself solaced by mature Flint, a sweet murderer, crook and womanizer with a string of stories untold.

A produce is of a good audio quality, a sort of a romantic tragic comedy of which live-to-live attitude rules.

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Contains images of animal sufferingMay 24, 2011
By J. Martin
I wish some reviewer somewhere had warned that this movie contains images (verbal and/or visual) of animal suffering. Evidently so few people care about such things that no one bothers. I am doing it now.

I might have liked this movie otherwise. Most of what other reviewers say about it appeals to me strongly; I just cannot stand even hints of animal suffering in movies, so when Harry started telling about his job in the research lab I hit the STOP button hard, and I will not go back.

I know I will be ridiculed and reviled for writing this, but that is just too bad.

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SUPERB, UNIQUE--BARELY KNOWN GEMDec 01, 2010
By Dr. Jud Newborn
TAKEN FROM MY NATIONAL ARTS CLUB PROGRAM: A unique gem of a film evocative of "Harold and Maude," "Alice in Wonderland," a Grimm's fairy tale and "The Odd Couple" all rolled up into one, going from despair to uplifting Chaplinesque ending. Far transcends (and is not part of) the new "Queer cinema"(though would be a worthy addition). Very embracing, humane. The filmmaker has been very quiet since - but take note: an earlier film was selected for the Cannes Film Fest's "A Certain Slant" films of special originality and distinction.

PLOT: Harry, a despairing gay man spurned because of a port-wine birthmark shaped like Madagascar on his face, abandons the twilight world of London's gay club scene. Wandering a deserted beach, he kicks an overturned bucket and discovers Flint---buried up to his head. A weather worn, worldly "heterosexual" with a murky past, Flint lets Harry nurse him back to health in an abandoned cottage. As their mutual distrust melts away, something magical happens---reminding us love can be found in the strangest places. NY TIMES "Chris Newby's exquisitely photographed film...a surreal comic ode to unlikely erotic fulfillment." I screened this at the National Art Club, selecting it under the Film Experts' series of "favorite" little known film.

--DR JUD NEWBORN, author of the acclaimed "Sophie Scholl and the White Rose," companion to the Academy Award nominated 2006 film. He serves today as Special Projects Curator for the renowned Cinema Arts Centre (LI), bringing in and interviewing leading actors and directors. Founding Historian of New York's Museum of Jewish Heritage (1986-2000), Dr. Newborn is also a Holocaust expert, dramatic multimedia lecturer,lyricist and cultural anthropologist (Ph.D with Distinction, University of Chicago). A pioneer in the creation of modern Holocaust museums, he served as Founding Historian of NY's Museum of Jewish Heritage (1986-2000) and contributed to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. [...] http://www.amazon.com/Sophie-Scholl-White-Rose-Newborn/dp/1851685367

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