Synopsis
An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
2013 Directed by Richard Ayoade
An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
Jesse Eisenberg Mia Wasikowska Wallace Shawn Yasmin Paige Noah Taylor James Fox Cathy Moriarty Phyllis Somerville Gabrielle Downey Jon Korkes Craig Roberts Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Susan Blommaert Bruce Byron J. Mascis Tony Rohr Karima Riachy Tim Key Andrew Gruen Kim Noble Morrison Thomas Sally Hawkins Lloyd Woolf Lydia Fox Stuart Silver Chris Morris Chris O'Dowd Donal Cox Kierston Wareing Show All…
Ο σωσίας, Двойник, 더블: 달콤한 악몽, O Duplo 2014, El Doble, A hasonmás, Ο Σωσίας, Öteki, O Duplo, 双重人格, Sobowtór, הכפיל, Dvojník, Il sosia - The Double, 盜貼人生, Двойникът, 盜面專師, 嗤う分身, Dvojnik, Двійник
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i feel like jesse eisenberg did this movie because he was jealous that armie hammer got cloned in the social network (2010) and he didn’t
take Dostoyevsky, add 1 part Gilliam, 1 part Tati & a thimble of early Woody Allen. stir to near-perfection. i wasn't impressed by the instantly forgettable SUBMARINE, but Ayoade wows here, bending the hyper-stylized aesthetic to his will and greater purpose.
the 2nd half doesn't feel quite as precise as the first (likely by design), but the film coheres quite nicely as a refreshingly difficult look at how everyone desperately wants to feel different, and that's what makes us all the same. curious as to how this one will sit with me... and holy shit, mia wasikowska. and holy shit, andrew hewitt's score.
The Double is an Orwellian nightmare, doused in sickly artificial light and imbued with delightfully awkward absurdism.
Ayoade has crafted a film that feels like a scrapbook of his influences all blended together to create his own unique vision of a classic story. While it perhaps does not explore the doppelganger motif as deeply as Dostoyevsky's story, it still makes all the right choices in how it wants to present itself. It's as bizarre as its premise, finding a lot of humour in awkward places. There is always a risk that the more serious and dramatic directions the story will inevitably go, will fall flat because of the tone it sets, but I did not find that to be the case here at all.
Aided by a terrific score and an amazing performance by Eisenberg, Ayoade's film has ended up as a tightly paced, dark, witty and absurd exploration of insanity and identity.
i would like richard ayoade to make more movies his movies are really cool
YOU vs YOU
The winner? Nobody
I know, it sounds philosophical. But who creates your nightmares? No one but you
the most unrealistic part of this film is that MULTIPLE girls find jesse eisenberg attractive
I'm so glad someone decided to cast Michael Cera and Jesse Eisenberg together again! I've been waiting to see this reunion ever since they were both in Youth in Revolt.