Completed - ENGLISH - Thriller - 90 minutes
A man seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a movie.
Year of production : 2013 Director(s) : Denis VILLENEUVE Writer(s) : Javier GULLON, José SARAMAGO Cast : Jake GYLLENHAAL, Mélanie LAURENT, Sarah GADON Producer(s) : Niv FICHMAN, Luc DÉRY, Miguel FAURA
Adam Bell is a Toronto area History college professor. He is a rather somber man, largely because he is stuck in a routine, which includes a relationship with his live-in girlfriend, Mary. While watching a rental movie, he spots an actor in a bit part that looks like him. He becomes obsessed with finding out about this double of his. He learns that the actor's stage name is Daniel Saint Claire, whose legal name is Anthony Claire. Claire is a Toronto based actor with only a few on-screen credits, and is married to a woman named Helen who is currently several months pregnant. Adam then becomes obsessed with meeting Claire, who he learns upon first sighting that they look exactly the same, from the facial hair to a scar each has, but Claire who outwardly is more "put together" than Adam. Their lives become intertwined as Claire himself ends up becoming obsessed with Adam, but in a slightly different way.
Country(ies) : CANADA, SPAIN
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Toronto - TIFF 2013San Sebastian 2013 (Nominee (Best Film))Sitges FF 2013 (Winner (Official Fantàstic European Selection))Canadian Cinema Editors Awards 2014 (Best Editing in Feature Length)Canadian Screen Awards 2014 (Achievement in Cinematography)Canadian Screen Awards 2014 (Achievement in Direction)Canadian Screen Awards 2014 (Achievement in Editing)Canadian Screen Awards 2014 (Achievement in Music - Original Score)Canadian Screen Awards 2014 (Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)Directors Guild of Canada 2014 (Production Design - Feature Film)Directors Guild of Canada 2014 (Picture Editing - Feature Film)Directors Guild of Canada 2014 (Feature Film)Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2014 (Best Canadian Film)Vancouver Film Critics Circle 2014 (Best Director of a Canadian Film (Denis Villeneuve))Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards 2014 (Theatrical Feature)Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2015 (Actor of the Year (Jake Gyllenhaal))CinEuphoria Awards 2015 (Top Ten of the Year - International Competition)Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards 2015 (Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature)