Video jake gyllenhaal sees double in enemy watch the. I chose this film because of my appreciation for dennis villenauves work. I watched the film and read some of the explanations and none of them did it for me, so im going to post my own view of the film. He plays the roles of adam bell and anthony claire, two supremely different people who are exactly the same. Their lives become bizarrely and hauntingly intertwined. The ending of denis villeneuves new movie enemy has been called perhaps the scariest ending of any film ever made. Which of these possibilities, if any, comprises the real explanation is a question the film keeps thrusting back to the viewer. Jake gyllenhaal has been a role with his choice of roles, and this is perhaps his best yet. The story is intriguing in so many ways and jake gyllenhaal gives a great performance as a man who may be a enemy is an odd one, but in a good way. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The movieclips trailers channel is your destination for the hottest.
Mar 14, 2014 the ending of denis villeneuves new movie enemy has been called perhaps the scariest ending of any film ever made. Join now enemy was named best canadian film of the year at the toronto film critics association awards in 2014. Enemy introduces us to jake gyllenhaals adam, a professor who lives alone in his apartment which is occasionally frequented by his girlfriend, mary. The story sees two identical people running into each other and what this does to their personal lives. He is the brother of actress maggie gyllenhaal, who played his sister in donnie darko 2001.
This is his most challenging film, but its well worth the effort of viewing and wrestling with the meaning of the film, which doesnt give you any direct answers. Jake gyllenhaal reteams with his prisoners director, denis villeneuve, in this sexy. Enemy director on jake gyllenhaals identical characters. Passes for the 21st annual roger ebert s film festival a. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites.
In his new film enemy, jake gyllenhaal plays two characters. Mar 14, 2014 in enemy, denis villeneuves adaptation of a novella by the nobel prizewinning portuguese novelist jose saramago, jake gyllenhaal plays two uncannily identical residents of an unnamed. Adam teacher jake and anthony actor jake are one person with a split personality. Nov 20, 2016 the slightlylessrevolting jake gyllenhaal in enemy does a lot of dumb things, but he also gives pretty good lectures about how ignoring history dooms people to repeat it, and he supplements. Arrivals director also made enemy, a movie that argues history will. Faura and niv fichman and written by javier gullon, loosely adapted from jose saramagos 2002 novel the double. Mar 11, 2014 the playlist sat down with gyllenhaal to discuss the nuts and bolts of enemy, why he prefers audiences to be shocked by his films, and why the relationship between he and villeneuve the two. Enemy is a 20 canadianspanish psychological thriller film directed by denis villeneuve, produced by m. Denis villeneuve makes enemy like hitchcock taken to a further degree, at which we all live our lives in a youve got the wrong man film, accused of being someone else for so long that we become that person. In this mindboggling and ambiguous film, jake gyllenhaal plays both main characters.
Its not a film that will be very well understood after one viewing, and even after several viewings im still trying to dissect some of it. Enemy offers two jake gyllenhaals for the price of one. He made his film debut in 1991 with a minor role in the comedydrama city slickers. Go behind the scenes with jake and denis as they discuss the making of the film. The same amount of films will be screened next year, though the festival will take place over four days instead of five, enabling the closing night festivities to pack an even greater punch. Mar, 2014 in his new film enemy, jake gyllenhaal plays two characters. In rolurile principale joaca actorii jake gyllenhaal intrun rol dublu, melanie laurent, isabella rossellini, sarah gadon, stephen r. Jake gyllenhaal plays the wrong man, but in the sense that he mistakes himself for someone else, and ends up being that person all. Gyllenhaal in the twisty thriller enemy a24 psychological thrillers have become their own cliche over the years shifting.
One of his most famous roles was as danny robbins in the 1991 film city slickers. Enemy was named best canadian film of the year at the toronto film critics association awards in 2014. Jan 31, 2014 with all of that said, though, enemy looks pretty outstanding. The film is an extremely psychological and great experience. In 1993, he appeared in a dangerous woman, a motion picture adaptation directed by gyllenhaals father stephen. Jan 04, 2015 jake gyllenhaal is a great double act in denis villeneuves eerie adaptation of jose saramagos novel jonathan romney sun 4 jan 2015 03. Jake gyllenhaal is an american actor and film producer who has appeared in over 35 motion pictures including some yet to be released, three television programs, one commercial, and four music videos. Thanks to a strong performance from jake gyllenhaal and smart direction from denis villeneuve, enemy hits the mark as a tense, uncommonly adventurous thriller. Spiders and doppelgangers the secrets of enemy explained. Arrivals director also made enemy, a movie that argues. Faura and niv fichman and written by javier gullon, loosely adapted from jose saramago s 2002 novel the double. Adam jake gyllenhaal discovers his exact double and decides to track him down.
Back when jake gyllenhaal was the next big thing the film s aural and visual. With jake gyllenhaal, melanie laurent, sarah gadon, isabella rossellini. The weird and wonderful jake gyllenhaal film school rejects. He catches sight of an actor in a film who looks exactly like him. Watching a movie on the recommendation of a colleague, adam spots his. A mildmannered college professor jake gyllenhaal discovers a lookalike actor and delves into the other mans private affairs. His name is adam bell, and he teaches history, and he looks really bummed out. His mother is from a jewish family, and his fathers ancestry. This jake gyllenhaal naked collection will make you have even more nasty fantasies about him. This is his most challenging film, but its well worth the effort of viewing and wrestling with the meaning of the film. Jake gyllenhaal reteams with his prisoners director denis villeneuve in enemy, a psychosexual thriller about a selfloathing university lecturer who spots his doppelganger, an actor, in a movie. On the bright side, both are played by jake gyllenhaal.
A scantily clad woman cries out in what could be either pleasure or pain. Enemy is a 20 canadian spanish psychological thriller film directed by denis villeneuve, produced by m. He anchors the film with a truly great performance. Watch enemy starring jake gyllenhaal in this suspense on directv.
With all of that said, though, enemy looks pretty outstanding. Sep 16, 2019 denis villeneuve makes enemy like hitchcock taken to a further degree, at which we all live our lives in a youve got the wrong man film, accused of being someone else for so long that we become that person. And much of its scariness derives from its initial inexplicability. We can only deduce that jake gyllenhaal is an enemy to his doppelganger if they are two people, or he is his own worst enemy if he is just experiencing some psychological fugue state. Enemy is a 20 psychological thriller brought to us by denis villeneuve, who also directed arrival. The slightlylessrevolting jake gyllenhaal in enemy does a lot of dumb things, but he also gives pretty good lectures about how ignoring history dooms people to repeat it, and he supplements. Enemy for me is just another reaffirmation that jake gyllenhaal is one of the best actors out there right now. The enemy cast includes jake gyllenhaal, melanie laurent and sarah gadon in the lead roles. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Academy award nominee jake gyllenhaal reteams with his. Jan 01, 2015 jake gyllenhaals latest is a weirdbutintriguing doppelganger thriller, says tim robey 3 jake, meet jake. It is one of the more interesting works from the excellent denis villeneuve.
Enemy stars jake gyllenhaal, twice the new york times. Enemy begins with jake gyllenhaal s heavily bearded character entering a room where a group of men surround some sort of sex show. Eventually we meet the actor, anthony also gyllenhaal, who shares an apartment with his pregnant wife, helen. The uploader has not made this video available in your country. Some seem fascinated, some seem uncomfortable, some, almost weary. Denis villeneuve convinces jake gyllenhaal to undertake a journey into the subconscious with enemy, a simultaneously unsettling and exasperating work of speculative fiction. Oct 12, 2014 enemy introduces us to jake gyllenhaals adam, a professor who lives alone in his apartment which is occasionally frequented by his girlfriend, mary. Jul 17, 2014 the uploader has not made this video available in your country. Enemy not only hates people or men, at least, it also hates stories. Isabella rossellini, sarah gadon, melanie laurent, jake gyllenhaal. A man seeks out his exact lookalike after spotting him in a movie. In the new erotic psychodrama enemy, jake gyllenhaal plays a sullen toronto history professor who makes a shocking discovery. Jan 01, 2015 but villeneuves film earns its anxiety.
Movies based on books, canadian movies, thriller movies, psychological thrillers, mysteries, steamy thrillers. The playlist sat down with gyllenhaal to discuss the nuts and bolts of enemy, why he prefers audiences to be shocked by his films, and why the. The film stars jake gyllenhaal in a dual role as two men who are physically identical, but different in personality. Enemy bande annonce vf melanie laurent, jake gyllenhaal. Enemy offers two jake gyllenhaals for the price of. In enemy, gyllenhaal plays two identical versions of himself. Somewhere out there, perhaps even in the same city, is a man who looks exactly like hima thirdrate bit actor with the same features, the same physique, the same stylishly untrimmed facial hair. Chris stuckmann analyzes enemy, starring jake gyllenhaal. Enemy, villeneuves latest it was filmed between the two.
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