In the hazy, pollen-thick summer of 2009, two strangers—Lena, a runaway from Nevada, and Sol, a vineyard worker’s son—cross paths in a derelict swimming hole deep in the Californian foothills. Skin. Like. Sun. is not a love story. It is a weather event . Shot on grainy 16mm stock with natural light only, the film follows their single afternoon together as they trace constellations on each other’s sunburned shoulders, swim in stagnant water, and fail to say goodbye. There is no score—only cicadas, wind, and the crackle of heat lightning.
The 2009 film Skin. Like. Sun. (originally titled Des Jours Plus Belles Que La Nuit ) occupies a provocative space between and arthouse erotica . Directed as a feminist collaboration between Jennifer Lyon Bell and Murielle Scherre (founder of the Belgian lingerie brand la fille d'O ), the film challenges mainstream cinematic conventions by capturing intimacy in nearly real-time. Narrative of Slowness
Critical reception is sharply divided. While some praise its "beautiful, incredible cinema" and meditative quality, others find its slow pace lacking in traditional narrative energy.
