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THE DOUBLE

By | January 2014

2014 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT SELECTION! None of what he borrows from the cinematic past is blatant enough to constitute stealing, instead Ayoade builds his own stylistic brand of cinema, tying everything together with a uniquely droll style of absurdism…

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