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Revista de Medicina y Cine

On-line version ISSN 1885-5210

Abstract

KLUGER, Nicolas. Tattoos in cinema: an overview. Rev Med Cine [online]. 2022, vol.18, n.3, pp.271-277.  Epub Nov 07, 2022. ISSN 1885-5210.  https://dx.doi.org/10.14201/rmc.28719.

In cinema, many visual characteristics of the characters serve as «unspoken» elements that allow the audience to attribute (rightly or wrongly) these characteristics without the need to use superfluous verbal information: clothes, hairstyles, scars, prostheses, physical defects, etc. Tattoos are obviously part of this visual panel. Tattoos may be the central theme of the movie, allow to give one or more attribute to the character, have a real function in the movie or simply has an aesthetic role of beautification. The prevalence of actors and actress with tattoos is unknown. However, some actors may display their tattoos for the purpose of the movie.

Keywords : cinema; tattoo.

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