Deerskin (2019)

★ 6.5 1h 17m 769 votes IMDb

Comedy Horror

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.

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Jean Dujardin as Georges Age 53 · Rueil-Malmaison, France Jean Edmond Dujardin (born 19 June 1972) is a French actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian in Paris before guest starring in comedic television programmes and films. He first...

Adèle Haenel as Denise Age 37 · Paris, France Adèle Haenel (born 11 February 1989) is a French actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including two César Awards from seven nominations and one Lumières Award from two nominations. Hae...

Albert Delpy as Monsieur B Age 85 · Saigon, Vietnam Albert Delpy (born 13 September 1941) is a French actor and writer. He has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1970. He is the father of Julie Delpy and has appeared as her on-screen father...

Coralie Russier as The Neighbor Age 37 · Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, France

Pierre Gommé as The Kid Age 21 · France

Laurent Nicolas as The Receptionist

Director Quentin Dupieux

Cast Jean Dujardin, Adèle Haenel, Albert Delpy, Coralie Russier, Pierre Gommé, Laurent Nicolas, Caroline Piette, Stéphane Jobert, Marie Bunel, Panayotis Pascot

SWITCH. 8/10 Aug 02, 2020

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 8/10 Sep 27, 2020

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 8/10 Jan 25, 2024

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.