Skin story
An old street-beggar, a former tattooist, was a friend of the famous artist, Soutine. On his back, he has a tattoo by the artist, which is now priceless. Directed by: Herbert Wise. Story by: Roald Dahl.
8 total · 6 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| art discussion | major | People were in an art gallery discussing works of art, the one tattooed on Drioli in particular. |
| husband and wife | major | Drioli and Josie. |
| love triangle | major | Drioli was infatuated with Soutine's wife. |
| murder | major | We are lead to believe that Drioli was killed for the tattoo on his back worth 10M francs. |
| painting | major | Soutine's paintings were on display in an art gallery. |
| what it is like to be homeless | major | The Russian artist Drioli was living as a beggar in Paris. |
| infatuation | minor | Josie and Soutine. |
| risk taking vs. playing it safe | minor | Drioli was offered a vast sum of money to have the skin on his back grafted off at great personal risk to himself. |