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The Skin

“The skin moves the world!”

1981 · 2 h 11 min
Directed by Liliana Cavani
DramaWarHistory

Cast

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Plot

Based on the memoirs of author Curzio Malaparte, Naples in 1943 is liberated by Allies, and the city's poverty and chaos is shown.

Sinekatalog’s take

Liliana Cavani's war drama, La pelle, with Marcello Mastroianni, Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinale, is grotesque and strong, a bleak portrait.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (1,526 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.