The Illustrated Man
United States
1969
103 Min
Color
2.35:1
English
Synopsis
A man, whose body is almost completely covered in tattoos, is looking for the woman who drew all the intricate designs on him. Each tattoo hides a futuristic story, which you experience when you stare at it. —IMDb
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Christopher Smith
12Mar12
Really a pretty strange film, though one of the better film adaptations of Ray Bradbury's work. It's greatest strength is how it evokes a palpable atmosphere of ambiguous dread, helped along by Rod Steiger at his very best and the always beautiful Claire Bloom, as well as a great Jerry Goldsmith score. Has its flaws, including being a bit dated and having a weak third story, but incredibly interesting.
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captain
25May12
Agree with everything you said. Despite its flaws, seeing this film as well as Farenheit 451 in my youth really directed me towards more "soft" sci-fi (books and film), which to me really opens up much more possibility to make sci-fi have a "palpable atmosphere of ambiguous dread". Plus, always love Steiger!!!
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