Enemy
classified 15Please note: This was screened in Jan 2015
"Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered” the opening titles menacingly promise before Enemy emerges from black to burrow deep into your dark subconscious. The new film from Oscar® nominated director Dennis Villeneuve (Incendies), stars Jake Gyllenhaal, twice. His first character is Adam, an isolated, self loathing history professor who spots his exact double in a film he rents one night. Shocked and disturbed, he begins to frantically investigate who this man is, and tracks him down. He's an actor called Antony, who is more forthright, better dressed, but in all other respects totally identical, they have the same beard, the same voice, the same scar on their chests. They even have the same handwriting (somehow this feels the creepiest of all). They are a pair of souls, armed with the same body. How can two be one? And what happens when the alter meets the ego? We find out following their meeting, as the pair launch into a deadly game of subterfuge, jealousy and vengeance. Featuring what is bound to be one of the most talked about endings of the year, this is a tantalising psychosexual thriller about identity, and the pressures of wanting to become something you’re not. Trust no one – including yourself.
- The evening screenings of Enemy on Tue 6 Jan part of our Cinébites deal: get a cinema ticket, veggie or meat cassoulet, and a drink (wine/beer or soft drink) for only £15.
Ticket prices: Screenings before 16:00: £5.50 full / £4.00 concessions. Screenings after 16:00: £8.00 full / £6.50 concessions.