The Double (2013 film)
The Double is a 2013 British black comedy thriller film written and directed by Richard Ayoade and starring Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska. The film is based on the novella The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It is about a man driven to breakdown when he is usurped by a doppelgnger. The film was produced by Alcove Entertainment, with Michael Caine, Graeme Cox Attercop, Tessa Ross Film4 and Nigel Williams as executive producers.
Simons boss Wallace Shawn announces the arrival of a new employee, James Simon also played by Eisenberg, who looks identical to Simon, which causes Simon to faint upon first glance. Assertive and charming, James is Simons polar opposite. Much to Simons annoyance, James not only gets respect from their coworkers but no one seems to notice that they are identical in appearance. James, on the other hand, does notice this and sees Simons pain. Out of pity, he decides to buddyup with Simon and give him advice about how to seduce Hannah. Hannah then asks James on a date through Simon. On the date, Simon pretends to be James, with the real James giving him instructions via earpiece. When Simon becomes nervous, the two swap places and James kisses Hannah, angering Simon. James asks Simon to take an aptitude test in his place and seduces their bosss surly, rebellious daughter, Melanie Yasmin Paige, whom Simon was reluctantly hired to tutor.Simon gets his revenge on James by revealing to Hannah that James is cheating on her with Melanie. Furious, James blackmails Simon for his apartment keys using explicit photos he took of himself with Melanie, knowing their boss will believe it is Simon in the photos. At work, Simon accuses James of being an imposter and is fired after going on a maniacal tirade. As he is about to kill himself, he sees Hannah lying unconscious in her apartment. He calls an ambulance and accompanies her to the hospital, where it is revealed that she not only overdosed but also miscarried she had become pregnant after a sexual encounter with James. Simon then takes Hannah back home, relieved that she has survived. Still upset, however, Hannah states that she wanted to die and she suggests that Simon kill himself. She goes through Simons jacket pockets and discovers earrings he had bought for her and her salvaged art. ........
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