Enemy (Original title)
Date: 2013 (Copyright)Countries: Canada, Spain, FranceDirector: Denis Villeneuve
Synopsis: Drama. One night, while watching a film, Adam, a university lecturer, spots a minor actor who has an uncanny resemblance to him. Adam tracks down Anthony, an actor living with his pregnant wife Helen and the two men engage in a dangerous power struggle.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Doppelgänger, Impersonations, Relationships, Sexual relations and practices, Identity
Releases
Date: 14 March 2014Country: CanadaRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Dialogue (original): English
Date: 02 January 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 90 mins 27 secs - Length: 8140 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Pathé Productions Ltd.
Title: paradox of Bazinian adaptation: translation and fidelity in Saramago’s The Double and Villeneuve’s EnemyAuthor: Donohue, Micah K.Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses theoretical aspects of adaptation and translation with reference to the work of André Bazin and Denis Villeneuve. Considers Bazin's concept of 'respect-based fidelity' and the paradoxical convergence of faithfulness and unfaithfulness in translational acts of recreation, before analysing Villeneuve's film 'Enemy' (2013) and its approach to adapting José Saramago’s novel 'The Double' (2002) for the screen.
Author: Schlickers, Sabine Pages: vi, 265 pages
Date: 2013 (Copyright)Countries: Canada, Spain, FranceDirector: Denis Villeneuve
Synopsis: Drama. One night, while watching a film, Adam, a university lecturer, spots a minor actor who has an uncanny resemblance to him. Adam tracks down Anthony, an actor living with his pregnant wife Helen and the two men engage in a dangerous power struggle.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: Doppelgänger, Impersonations, Relationships, Sexual relations and practices, Identity
Releases
Date: 14 March 2014Country: CanadaRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Dialogue (original): English
Date: 02 January 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 90 mins 27 secs - Length: 8140 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Pathé Productions Ltd.
Credits
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©: Rhombus Media (Enemy) Inc., ©: Roxbury Pictures S.L., ©: 9232-2437 Québec Inc., ©: S.L. Mecanismo Films, ©: Roxbury Enemy S.L., Production Company: Rhombus Media, Production Company: Roxbury Pictures, [Produced] with: micro_scope, Mecanismo Films, Produced with the participation of: Téléfilm Canada, Produced with the participation of: Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales, Produced with the participation of: Corus Entertainment, Produced with the participation of: Televisión Española, Produced with the participation of: Ontario Media Development Corporation, Produced with the participation of: Société de développement des entreprises culturelles - Québec, Produced with the participation of: Gobierno de España, Produced with the participation of: Movie Central, The Movie Network, Produced with the assistance of: Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, Quebec Film and Television Tax Credit, Presents: Pathé, Presents: Entertainment One, International Sales: Pathé International, Executive Producer: François Ivernel, Executive Producer: Cameron McCracken, Executive Producer: Mark Slone, Executive Producer: Victor Loewy, Produced by: Niv Fichman, Produced by: Miguel A. Faura, Co-producer: Sari Friedland, Co-producer: Luc Déry, Co-producer: Kim McCraw, Location Manager: Anne Richardson, Creative Supervisor (Post-production): Matthew Hannam, Post-production Supervisor: Mariano Liwski, 1st Assistant Director: Reid Dunlop, Script Supervisor: Jill Carter, Casting: Deirdre Bowen, Written by: Javier Gullón, Based on the novel 'The Double' by: José Saramago, Photographed by: Nicolas Bolduc, Steadicam Operator: Sean Sealey, Visual Effects: Rodeo FX, Edited by: Matthew Hannam, Designed by: Patrice Vermette, Art Director: Sean Breaugh, Set Designer: Martha Sparrow, Costumes: Renée April, Key Make-up Artist: Catherine Viot, Key Hair: Debra Johnson, Original Music: Danny Bensi, Original Music: Saunder Jurriaans, Sound Design: Oriol Tarragó, Production Sound Mixer: Herwig Gayer, Re-recording Mixer: Marc Bech, Re-recording Mixing: Marc Orts, Sound Editor: Albert Ribas, Stunt Co-ordinator: Alison Reid
Cast
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Jake Gyllenhaal (Adam/Anthony), Mélanie Laurent (Mary), Sarah Gadon (Helen), Isabella Rossellini (mother), Josh Peace (teacher at school), Tim Post (Anthony’s concierge), Kedar Brown (security guard), Darryl Dinn (video store clerk), Misha Highstead, Megan Mane, Alexis Uiga (lady in dark room)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: Adaptation v15 n2 August 2022 Pages: 171-186Title: paradox of Bazinian adaptation: translation and fidelity in Saramago’s The Double and Villeneuve’s EnemyAuthor: Donohue, Micah K.Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discusses theoretical aspects of adaptation and translation with reference to the work of André Bazin and Denis Villeneuve. Considers Bazin's concept of 'respect-based fidelity' and the paradoxical convergence of faithfulness and unfaithfulness in translational acts of recreation, before analysing Villeneuve's film 'Enemy' (2013) and its approach to adapting José Saramago’s novel 'The Double' (2002) for the screen.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
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Title: Perturbatory narration in film: narratological studies on deception, paradox and empuzzlementAuthor: Schlickers, Sabine Pages: vi, 265 pages