The Illustrated Man

The Illustrated Man

1969 · 103 min · EN · PG · 5.5 (59 votes)
Dir. Jack Smight · Starring Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas, Don Dubbins, Jason Evers, Tim Weldon · Music Jerry Goldsmith

Don't dare stare at the illustrated man.

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A man who has a body almost completely covered in tattoos is searching for the woman who cursed him with the "skin illustrations". Each tattoo reveals a bizarre story, which is experienced by staring at the scene depicted. When the illustrated man meets a fellow tramp on the road a strange voyage begins.

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A hazy, dreamlike journey through fragmented futures and existential dread. It’s a visually striking, thought-provoking exploration of what it means to be human, wrapped in a retro-futuristic aesthetic that feels both dated and timeless.

surrealphilosophicalmelancholicdisorientingslow-burnretro-futurismanthologyphilosophical sci-fivintageidentityhumanityfatememory
futurespacecraftvirtual realityafricalionstory tellerhallucinationtrampend of the worldsurvivalalternate dimensionlionessalien planetstrandedvisionmultiple time framesrocket crasheutanasia
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