Deerskin | Le daim

""It’s like a cross between “Barton Fink” and “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” — the study of a desolate loner sunk into obsession"

VARIETY
  • Archive - Festival 35
  • Director: Quentin Dupieux
  • France 2019
  • 77 minutes
  • French
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Georges is delighted to spend a small fortune on a vintage, Made-in-Italy, 100% deerskin jacket. He quickly becomes obsessed with the ‘killer style’ it projects and decides all other jackets must be destroyed. His intimate conversations with the deerskin only fuel his rage and paranoia.

The Opening Film of Cannes’ Directors' Fortnight section, Deerskin is an offbeat and unexpected dark comedy from unique filmmaker Quentin Dupieux. His take on cracked masculinity benefits from an inspired performance from Jean Dujardin (The Artist).

Filmography: Reality (2014), Wrong Cops (2013), Wrong (2012), Rubber (2010).


  • Director Quentin Dupieux
  • Production Mathieu Verhaeghe, Thomas Verhaeghe
  • Script Quentin Dupieux
  • Cinematography Quentin Dupieux
  • Editing Quentin Dupieux
  • Music Janko Nilovic
  • Festivals Cannes, New Horizons, Melbourne
  • Actors Jean Dujardin, Adèle Haenel, Albert Delpy, Pierre Gommé
  • Source Lev Cinemas Ltd.