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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), SYNOPSIS: A man moves across space and time to do the right thing for the woman he loves in this sci-fi-tinged fantasy thriller. George (Tom McCamus) is a man who possesses an unusual level of awareness -- he not only understands that people exist in parallel worlds at once, but also is able to experience several of his alternate lives at once, even remembering what happened on one plane of existence while functioning in another. This is as much of a curse as a blessing for George; his wife Joyce (Tilda Swinton) was murdered in one life, and he finds himself thrown from one life to another, in which he encounters Joyce's other lives while he searches for her killer. As we're introduced to George, he's been murdered and his brain has been removed from his body; Berkley (Sean McCann), a veteran police detective, is assigned to investigate the killing with his less experienced partner, Williams (Rick Miller). Berkley and Williams are eventually led to a laboratory run by an eccentric scientist who performs odd experiments on animal brains and studies the effects of sensory deprivation. Meanwhile, George still lives in another parallel world, where he meets Joyce again -- not once, but twice. Possible Worlds was based on the play by John Mighton, who also wrote the film's screenplay. ...Possible Worlds ( Mondes possibles )
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Coming from an academic who works in physics and neuroscience this is one of my favorite movies of all time. The play that it was adapted from was written by a mathematician and the movie explores some very interesting philosophical questions about life and existence. It is not fast paced and the plot only really comes together towards the end so you will need to be patient or even watch it twice to understand how things fit. Visually the movie is amazingly beautiful and I highly recommend it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
i luckily took a chance and watched this at the ICA in london on its release (mainly because it was compared to david lynch!). i've since bought this dvd and its become one of my most watched movies ever. if you like dreamy, philosophical movies that raise more questions than are answered, then definitely take a chance with this sumptuous movie about the brain and imagination. if you happen to like action movies or normally structured films then give this a miss. photography and acting is first rate, my only slight complaint is that the dvd is a single layer dvd and in 4:3 ratio - i think it was 16:9 widescreen when i saw it in the cinema. i only wish there was more films like this.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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It's quite hard to review 'Possible Worlds' as the story is so linear, and it's near on impossible to describe the film without giving the ending away.
The biggest problem with 'Possible Worlds' has to be with Director Robert Lepage. He takes an intriguing and clever idea, and then steadfastly refuses to develop it, and after dragging things out for an incredibly dull 80 minutes, we are then presented with an ending that most viewers would have figured out within the first 15 minutes of the film. Personally I would have much preferred a more ambiguous ending that kept the viewer guessing if George was switching between alternate worlds or not.
The quality of acting is equally as bad, Lepage manages to get some excruciatingly bad performances out of some very credible actors. The dialogue is incredibly stale and artificially stilted with long pauses, almost as if the actors are being forced to read their lines off cue cards. In the hands of a better director this could have been quite a clever little movie, but in its current state it's an incredibly dull and bland film.
The biggest problem with 'Possible Worlds' has to be with Director Robert Lepage. He takes an intriguing and clever idea, and then steadfastly refuses to develop it, and after dragging things out for an incredibly dull 80 minutes, we are then presented with an ending that most viewers would have figured out within the first 15 minutes of the film. Personally I would have much preferred a more ambiguous ending that kept the viewer guessing if George was switching between alternate worlds or not.
The quality of acting is equally as bad, Lepage manages to get some excruciatingly bad performances out of some very credible actors. The dialogue is incredibly stale and artificially stilted with long pauses, almost as if the actors are being forced to read their lines off cue cards. In the hands of a better director this could have been quite a clever little movie, but in its current state it's an incredibly dull and bland film.
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