Tributes / The Double / United Kingdom 2013
Simon is an introverted and not particularly interesting office worker who quietly admires his co-worker Hanna from afar. But the arrival of a new colleague, James, shakes Simon’s existence to its very core. He looks exactly like Simon, but he is charismatic, extroverted, and popular. As James slowly takes over Simon’s life, the socially weaker of the two sinks deeper into a crisis of identity. In his adaptation of the novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky, director Richard Ayoade creates a captivating world that blends dark humor, psychological thriller, and an almost Kafkaesque nightmare. Precisely because of this connection to European cultural tradition, Jesse Eisenberg, who plays a dual role in the film, has chosen to personally present The Double at this year’s festival.
Petra Vočadlová
93 min / Color, DCP
Director Richard Ayoade
/ Screenplay Richard Ayoade, Avi Korine podle románu / based on a novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
/ Dir. of Photography Erik Wilson
/ Music Andrew Hewitt
/ Sound James Feltham
/ Editor Nick Fenton, Chris Dickens
/ Art Director David Crank
/ Producer Robin C. Fox, Amina Dasmal
/ Production Alcove Entertainment
/ Cast Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn, Noah Taylor, Yasmin Paige
/ Sales Protagonist Pictures
Richard Ayoade. Selected filmography: Submarine (2010), The Double (2013).
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