Skin and Bones

Skin and Bones

88 mins | Drama, Documentary | Jan. 1, 1988

Skin and Bones gently introduce us to the world of anorexia and bulimia. The heroines of this moving film in which reality and fiction merge are called Annie, Andréanne, Hélène, Eisha. They have in common their youth and charm - as well as a terrible tendency to self-destruct.

Skin and Bones

88 mins | Drama, Documentary | Jan. 1, 1988

Skin and Bones
Skin and Bones gently introduce us to the world of anorexia and bulimia. The heroines of this moving film in which reality and fiction merge are called Annie, Andréanne, Hélène, Eisha. They have in common their youth and charm - as well as a terrible tendency to self-destruct.
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title La peau et les os
Directors Johanne Prégent
Writers Monique Gignac, Johanne Prégent

Cast

Hélène Bélanger

as Andréanne

Louise Turcot

as La mère

Hubert Gagnon

as Le père

Sophie Faucher

as La supérieure

Emmanuel André

as Enfant de choeur

Florence Bélanger

as Religieuse

Noémie Bergeron

as Fillette escalier

Barbara Boudot

as Professeure

Martin Faucher

as Le frère

Sylvie Germain

as Religieuse

Sandrine Lamoine

as Danseuse

Suzanne Lemoine

as Religieuse

Sylvie Lussier

as Postulante

Bernard Meney

as Le prêtre

Sylvie Prégent

as Vendeuse

Louise Sutton

as La secrétaire

Brigitte Thibault

as Danseuse aérobique

Dominique Vachon

as La fillette affamée

Annie Vincent

as Annie

Jean Wilkins

as Lui-même

Eisha Marjara

as Elle-même

Monique Boies

as Elle-même

Pascale Bussières

as Jeune chômeuse (uncredited)