Watch the trailer for the double, the new film directed by richard ayoade, and staring jesse eisenberg as a man who is apparently. It is about a man driven to breakdown when he is usurped by a doppelganger. British director ayoades second film is jampacked with witty. Newfor2020 models like the q950ts or q80t qled will come. The film garnered a negative reception from critics.
He talks to detectives, who explain that if the man had jumped a few feet to the right, he would have been. I saw the movie the double this morning, a very strange movie. James is both simons exact physical double and his opposite confident. It feels like it was made for a reason and with a love. Religiously confused father of modern philosophy rene descartes coined the phrase, i think therefore i am, only for plucky upstarts like foppish existentialist soren kierkegaard to retort years later with something along the lines of i am therefore i. Because of this some may find the double a little arch, a touch too fastidious, but there. The film is based on the novella the double by fyodor dostoyevsky. A film that handles ambiguity and symbolism so deftly, while still providing the more concrete thrills of watching a great actor and great director do adventurous, striking work, is a rare and. Two fbi agents are conducting surveillance at a warehouse. The double is a 20 british black comedy thriller film written and directed by richard ayoade. Based on the last book dostoevsky wrote before being sent to a labour camp in siberia, the double stars jesse eisenberg as a downtrodden.
The double is a 20 british black comedy thriller film written and directed by richard ayoade and starring jesse eisenberg and mia wasikowska. The double is a dizzying, beguiling work of cinema, and while you may think youve seen the story before, richard ayoade provides a compelling reason to look again. With jesse eisenberg, mia wasikowska, wallace shawn, noah taylor. This film is made by a bunch of people who know exactly what they are doing. There is also an interview he did on the guardian website that might shed a little light on his ideas. The double is a confusing and overly ambiguous film, and isnt worth the trouble of figuring out. I came up with an idea of what i think could be going on. That of timid simon james and a mysterious but cool newcomer, james.
My main question is who is james and does he really exist. Ive read the plot in imdb and wikipedia too, but i dont get it. A clerk in a government agency finds his unenviable life takes a turn for the horrific with the arrival of a new coworker who is both his exact physical double and his opposite confident, charismatic and seductive with women. The movie was directed by michael brandt, who cowrote the script with derek haas. He is overlooked at work, scorned by his mother, and ignored by. Rent the double 2011 starring richard gere and topher grace on dvd and bluray. The film was produced by alcove entertainment, with michael caine, graeme cox attercop, tessa ross and nigel.
Loosely based on the dostoevsky novel the story follows simon james a. Only watch this if you have seen the movie at least once and had trouble understanding. Rent the double 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. A clerk in a government agency finds his unenviable life takes a turn for the horrific with the arrival of a new coworker who is. The double everything you need to know film the guardian. Anyone who sees him in the double will commend that choice. I tried to answer a few of the questions people might have. The double, a brainteaser from richard ayoade the new. Senator dennis darden ed kelly walks out of the door, he is approached. In samsungs home nation of korea, though, tvs as old as 20 support the service. In movie terms, the double owes evident debts to terry gilliams brazil, andrew niccols gattaca and the handmade psychosocial dystopias of david lynch. The double is a 2011 american spy film, directed by michael brandt and starring richard gere and topher grace. This is the second feature film from richard ayoade after his quirky debut submarine. The double was a movie that definitely stayed in my mind.
A vaguely satirical take on fyodor dostoyevskys dense novella the double, ayoades film of the same name delights in waving its quirky. The double official movie site starring jesse eisenberg and mia. Roman polanski intended to film an adaptation of the double in. Its exact double will be released in the us for a limited theatrical run on 9th may. Especially to explain if james exists and what might be real or not in the movie. Much like the spinning top at the end of inception, we think his unblinking eyes mean hes dead, but right before it cuts to.
When simon jesse eisenberg gets to work he finds that this double has usurped. Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. Richard ayoade, who made his feature film debut directing. Naturally, the double is available as a videoondemand download as well buy. Matt goldberg explains that when looking at jordan peeles new movie us, its more important to look at the subtext than trying to solve the puzzle. I ended up rewatching the movie and writing a pretty indepth article about it.
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