{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/678d5831fc105e4d3611079e/697e4e7529169e6f6fc62489?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mysterious Skin (2005)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/678d5831fc105e4d3611079e/1769881687185-3e976709-7556-4c96-a680-451da86f181a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The next entry in our 'Sex Work and Pornography' theme is Gregg Araki's masterful 2005 adaptation of Scott Heim's devastating novel <em>Mysterious Skin</em>.&nbsp;</p><p>Starring a grown-up Joseph Gordon Levitt and a pre-Oscar winning director Brady Corbet, the film examines two very different responses to childhood sexual abuse (C/W).</p><p>Plus: praising Michelle Trachtenberg, the strategic way Araki worked with the child actors, and why Neil's storyline is more intriguing than Brian's.</p><p>Seen the film or want to hear more details? Subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/TheQueerGaze for ~36 more minutes of spoiler-heavy discussion.</p><p>Like the show? Rate, review and subscribe to help others find us</p><p>Follow the show on Insta and BlueSky: @thequeergaze.</p><p>Email us: thequeergazeshow@gmail.com</p>","author_name":"Conrad Chambers & Joe Lipsett"}