THE DOUBLE
synopsis
The story of office drone Simon James who has all the personality of a sheet of blank paper. Most of his co-workers, including the object of his affections Hannah, don’t even remember his name. Matters come to a head when his doppelganger James Simon joins the company. James is as socially adept as Simon is inept and he is a rapid social and corporate climber who thinks nothing of exploiting his lookalike in every manner possible, including worming his way into Hannah’s heart and bed. Simon must now find a way around his double and reclaim his own life.
international title: | The Double |
original title: | The Double |
country: | United Kingdom |
sales agent: | Protagonist Pictures |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Richard Ayoade |
film run: | 93' |
release date: | UK 04/04/2014, IE 04/04/2014, NL 24/04/2014, HR 5/03/2015, FR 13/08/2014 |
screenplay: | Richard Ayoade, Avi Korine |
cast: | Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn, Rade Šerbedžija, Noah Taylor, James Fox |
cinematography by: | Erik Wilson |
film editing: | Nick Fenton |
art director: | David Crank |
music: | Andrew Hewitt |
producer: | Amina Dasmal, Robin C. Fox |
co-producer: | Andy Stebbing |
production: | Alcove Entertainment, Film4, British Film Institute |
distributor: | StudioCanal, Mars Films Distribution, Discovery Film & Video Distribution |