in 2013 he directed "under the skin", a loose adaptation of michel faber's science fiction novel of the same name starring scarlett johansson. the film premiered at the 2013 telluride film festival and received a theatrical release in 2014, garnering positive, sometimes ecstatic reviews. "under the skin" is the subject of a 2019 non-fiction book entitled "alien in the mirror: scarlett johansson, jonathan glazer and under the skin" by author maureen foster, an in-depth analysis of the film scene-by-scene and behind-the-scenes.