The film garnered a negative reception from critics. While the majority of the film is a masterpiece, the ending is one assault on the mind that leaves you in a state of bafflement. The double dostoevsky novel, an 1846 novella by fyodor. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the double 2011 near you. At one end of the movie, quaid holds a public reading from the book that gives the movie its title. Clara, the prostitute who falls in love with jack and he with her, is gorgeous violante placido, the italian actress who played clara, is also a singersongwriter im going to look for her music.
When he gets there, the bad guy has dug a very deep hole in the ground in which he wants to bury the girl. The aliens almost certainly have super advanced but not flashy technology as demonstrated by how easily motorguard hijacks vehicles and operates throughout the town. Was the book, the words, purely fiction, or something more. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The legendary jacqueline bisset, as the mother, is unrecognizable i didnt even realize it was her until the end credits rolled. The film is based on the novella the double by fyodor dostoyevsky.
Under ordinary circumstances the very idea of an overtly selfconscious art film is likely one to make even the most dyedinthewool cinephile. The double everything you need to know film the guardian. The movie was directed by michael brandt, who cowrote the script with derek haas. The end of the film is waited for with baited breath so to find out what will become of this double and for an explanation, an explanation which is never really given.
The most confusing movie endings explained youtube. The double was released in 2014 on friday, may 9, 2014 in limited movie theaters. Simon talks to two police detectives, who question him and explain that if the man had. Simon is a timid man, scratching out an isolated existence in an indifferent world. With richard gere, topher grace, martin sheen, tamer hassan. A clerk in a government agency finds his unenviable life takes a turn for the. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including neighbors, legends of oz. The double under ordinary circumstances the very idea of an overtly selfconscious art film is likely one to make even the most dyedinthewool cinephile want to curl up in a fetal position in a corner for, say, the average length of a selfconscious art film. Explaining what happened in the american i saw the american last night, a fine assassin movie starring george clooney as jack, who was excellent.
Richard ayoades paranoid doppleganger drama is out in australian cinemas today. I have come up with some ideas, but id like to hear other peoples opinions. He talks to detectives, who explain that if the man had jumped a few feet to the right, he would have been badly hurt but would have survived. One contemporary critic, konstantin aksakov, remarked that.
Its exact double will be released in the us for a limited theatrical run on 9th may. Adore is decadent fantasy fulfillment masquerading as a declaration of feminist independence. Simon doesnt know who he is anymore if the the man he used to. And much of its scariness derives from its initial inexplicability. The double is a 20 british black comedy thriller film written and directed by richard ayoade. The ending of denis villeneuves new movie enemy has been called perhaps the scariest ending of any film ever made. Double lover recently opened on a single screen for all of southwest florida. Vladimir nabokov called it a parody of the overcoat. Ever watched the end of a movie and thought, i have no idea what i just watched. Most of the time were waiting for the other shoe to drop. I have so many questions i just finished the double i havent heard much chatter about this book so i figure it must not be as popular as some of his others. Ive read the plot in imdb and wikipedia too, but i dont get it. I picked this book a long time ago because i was interested in dopplegangers this was before i even knew anything about the author.
The opening of the movie was the alien scarlet practicing verbage but also a possibly metaphorical visual representation of her false body being formed. 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. Double zhao wei album, a 2005 album by zhao wei double boa song, 2003 the double, an instrumental by clint mansell from the black swan soundtrack 2010 the double violin concerto bach in d minor, bwv 1043, commonly referred to as the double among violinists. At the end of the film the hero follows the bad guy into a reservoir. 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.
A few different possible interpretations of richard ayoades 20 film, the double, loosely adapted from dostoevskys novel, including the. What is the deeper meaning behind the film funny games. Much like the spinning top at the end of inception, we think his unblinking eyes mean hes dead, but right before it cuts to. Jane campion wanted a bleaker ending for the piano film. In movie terms, the double owes evident debts to terry gilliams brazil, andrew niccols gattaca and the handmade psychosocial dystopias of david lynch. Just finished the double 20 and would love to hear other peoples thoughts. This story contains spoilers for serenity and discusses the ending in. Many others have emphasized the relationship between the double and other of gogols petersburg tales. Like a stripper who gets naked too quickly, the lukewarm spy thriller the double lays out its big plot twist early in the movie and soon finds, shivering, that it has nowhere else to go. In the end we see that whatever happens to simon happens to james thus showing that they are the same person. What i think that happened is that paul was originally cassius but then somehow it got passed down to gere. The double tells the tale of simon james, a young man who has worked at the same company for over 7 years yet goes unnoticed by everyone around him, much to his discontent. Frequently described as that movie where bradley cooper plagiarizes, the words is much more complicated than its core premise as evidenced by the difficulty of marketing the film to potential viewers.
Jane campion wanted a bleaker ending for the piano. The double, a brainteaser from richard ayoade the new. The double arrives as the black sheep of this years toronto film festival. The movies trailers present an odd mix of romance and thriller genres but the film is actually more of a contemplative character drama. Everything you need to know about the double movie 2014. These are the movies that swerve multiple times, that keep you guessing right up until the very end.
That was something jane toyed with when we shot the movie, to end. Quick question spoiler i understand that marisol was delusional for most of the movie, and that explains most of her weird behavior, but what i dont understand is why she betrayed her husband to the town that is. So i started out writing my thoughts about whether or not james was real, as well as an idea i had about what was going on in the movie. I recently watched the movie the words, and ive been trying to decipher the ending ever since. That of timid simon james and a mysterious but cool newcomer, james. A retired cia operative is paired with a young fbi agent to unravel the mystery of a senators murder, with all signs pointing to a soviet assassin. Lamant double premiered at last years cannes film festival how it made the festivals cut is absolutely beyond me. I saw the movie the double this morning, a very strange movie. The double is the most gogolesque of dostoevskys works. I was so blown away by this film, it had a beautiful style and implemented its score very effectively the use of silence to highlight certain moments was something i personally really enjoyed, with submarine 2010 and the double, richard ayoade has become a. The movie spoiler your guide to the latest plot twists. The whole movie is a constant battle within himself over the man he wants to be, and the man he is. After watching it, i went to read about it and came across a question from someone on stack exchange movies. Just finished the double 20 and would love to hear.
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