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Peter (Alexander Calvert) and Lora's (Kahyun Kim) marriage has seen
better days, basjcally because he can't forget his ex Sara (Caylee Cowan),
who might have died four years ago and two years after their break-up, but
for some obscure reason he still blames her death on himself. And then
Peter gets into an accident and wakes up to a different world, one where
Sara's still alive and has only faked her death, and is eager to get Peter
back. Peter remembers the main incidents of his, Sara and Lora's story,
like when he, a young photographer, met them both at a shoot and actually
tries to ask Lora out first, but with little success - but somehow he
strikes a key with Sara, and somehow they become a couple - but their
relationship gets rocky quickly, especially since while she's a success as
a model, his art photography makes him no money, and eventually they break
up, and Sara starts an affair with her abusive agent (Christopher Maleki),
which does her career wonders for a while, until he drops her, and her
life goes on a downward spiral of drugs and alcohol - and eventually her
death, and who knows if it's real or fake. Peter meets up with Lora again,
who admits she has always had a crush on him, and soon enough they become
a couple and eventually marry. But Sara always seems to come between them,
until Peter has this fateful accident ... A very nice and
utterly unusual drama, unusual because it's built less like a linear
narrative and more like a jigsaw puzzle - a jigsaw puzzle where some of
the pieces quite intentionally don't fit, as the film also follows a
dreamlike logic. But that said, clever writing makes it utterly possible
to still follow the story while an elegant directorial effort gives the
film just the right flair, and a relatable ensemble cast playing fleshed
out and fallible characters also help making this film a well worthwhile
watch.
Double Exposure has its World premiere at Raindance Film
Festival on the 24th June.
http://www.doubleexposuremovie.com/
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