Met jake gyllenhaal, melanie laurent en sarah gadon. In the new erotic psychodrama enemy, jake gyllenhaal plays a sullen toronto history professor who makes a shocking discovery. A man seeks out his exact lookalike after spotting him. When adam discovers a man who appears to be his double, the identical men meet and their lives become bizarrely and hauntingly intertwined. Video jake gyllenhaal sees double in enemy watch the. Mystery thriller film geregisseerd door denis villeneuve. Jake gyllenhaal for double the mystery denis villenueves second collaboration with jake gyllenhaal feels like a riddle wrapped in an enigma.
Jake gyllenhaal born decemeber 19th, 1980 is an american actor. Watch enemy starring jake gyllenhaal in this suspense on directv. A mildmannered college professor jake gyllenhaal discovers a lookalike actor and delves into the other mans private affairs. Can anyone explain the end of the movie enemy with jake.
Denis villeneuves enemy, starring jake gyllenhaal and sarah gadon, is sharp, creative and surreal suspense thriller enemy four stars out of five starring. Enemy suggests that this tendency to create totalitarian regimes is part of human nature, that it comes from within us. Today, villeneuve, his crew, and his leading man jake gyllenhaal, teaming up once more with villeneueve after working with him on prisoners each in turn discuss the technical demands of. Adam bell, a solitary college history professor who looks identical to the man at the sex show, rents a movie, where. See more ideas about jake gyllenhaal, jake g and celebrities. Jake got into acting very young because his parents worked in hollywood as directors and screenwriters while he was growing up. The film stars jake gyllenhaal in a dual role as two men who are physically identical, but different in personality. Join now enemy was named best canadian film of the year at the toronto film critics association awards in 2014. Gyllenhaals public image has come across in somewhat superficial formwith few exceptionsas a series of meet jake gyllenhaal profiles in magazines, decorated and sometimes dominated by the. Jake gyllenhaal gives a doubly good performance in denis villeneuves tale of a history lecturer who. The tonight show starring jimmy fallon recommended for you. After all, even adam, the ostensible good twin, is an extremely flawed.
This guy knows how to deflect a question he doesnt want to answer. Consumed by the desire to meet his double, adam tracks down anthony, an. A24 has dropped an edgy, new trailer for enemy, a psychological thriller starring jake gyllenhaal. Jake gyllenhaal filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. Besides the confusion i thought it was a well shot film, with great screen presence from jake gyllenhaal in duel roles and im sure somewhere, hidden amongst the. Enemy is a 20 canadianspanish psychological thriller film directed by denis villeneuve, produced by m. Jeff musial creeps jimmy out with mexican tarantulas duration.
Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. He catches sight of an actor in a film who looks exactly like him. Im not 100% sure what to make of it, so i am immediately watching it again. Jake gyllenhaal is teaming with john lesher for the lost airman, a. With all of that said, though, enemy looks pretty outstanding. That is the strongest part of the movie, the mystery itself is some sort of a test that. The story sees two identical people running into each other and what this does to their personal lives. Last month, a trailer for canadian director denis villeneueves postprisoners effort, enemy, premiered online and introduced audiences to the existential conflict at the center of the film. Gyllenhaals father, who was raised as a swedenborgian, is of swedish and english descent and is a descendant of the. Jake gyllenhaal agent details jake gyllenhaal management.
Excellently acted and filmed mystery thriller about a man who. Enemy is a 20 psychological thriller brought to us by denis villeneuve, who also directed arrival. Jake gyllenhaal reteams with prisoners director denis villeneuve in this sexy and mind bending thriller. Jake gyllenhaal has been a role with his choice of roles, and this is perhaps his best yet.
A handsome secret agent and his team of lgbtq superspies embark on extraordinary adventures. Eventually we meet the actor, anthony also gyllenhaal, who shares an apartment with his pregnant wife, helen. The son of director stephen gyllenhaal and brother of maggie gyllenhall this celebrity family have had a successful career. Jake gyllenhaals response to a question about taylor swift is the funniest sht youll see all week. Enemy, adapted from nobel prizewinning author jose saramagos 2004 novel. Oscarwinning producer john lesher will also produce the adaptation for amazon studios.
A mildmannered university professor gyllenhaal seeks out his doppelganger after spotting him in a movie. It reminded me of the double life of veronique and made me want to watch under the skin again. I just watched enemy 20 starring jake gyllenhaal and wow, this movie blew me away. Jake gyllenhaal in enemy 20 jake gyllenhaal and denis villeneuve in enemy.
An intelligent thriller with intrigue, smarts and a great cast, pete hammond, maxim rendition stars jake gyllenhaal, reese witherspoon, alan arkin and meryl streep. A man jake gyllenhaal attends an erotic show at an underground club that culminates in a naked woman crushing a tarantula with her highheeled shoe. Enemy offers two jake gyllenhaals for the price of one. Jake gyllenhaal filmography, movie list, tv shows and. Adam bell is a glum professor who has grown disinterested by his ordinary life. Enemy was named best canadian film of the year at the toronto film critics association awards in 2014. Elvis trades in his jumpsuit for a jetpack when he joins a secret government spy program to help battle the dark forces that. I think i missed something with this and the story may forever remain a mystery to me which is a. See more ideas about jake gyllenhaal, movies and jake gyllenhaal movies. I chose this film because of my appreciation for dennis villenauves work. His name is adam bell, and he teaches history, and he looks really bummed out. That was the complicated question faced by actress sarah gadon when she joined the cast of the jake gyllenhaal starrer enemy, directed by prisoners denis villeneuve. The gyllenhaal family tree project was begun in the summer of 1996 for the purpose of gathering as much information as possible about the history of the gyllenhaal family.
Its a movie thats all about symbolism and layered depth. The movieclips trailers channel is your destination for the hottest. The director wanted his audience to be baffled, to be intrigued. Enemy introduces us to jake gyllenhaals adam, a professor who lives alone in his apartment which is occasionally frequented by his girlfriend, mary.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Jake gyllenhaals response to question about taylor swift. Jake gyllenhaal to star in and produce world war ii film. Enemy movie explained 20 enemy explained this is barry. Our focus is the early history of the family, from its origins in 17th century sweden until around the turn of the 20th century in both sweden and america. The enemy cast includes jake gyllenhaal, melanie laurent and sarah gadon in the lead roles. Enemy, villeneuves latest it was filmed between the two abovementioned films, though it is being released after the latter, differs from the earlier works not only in being set in canada, but also in offering a story thats ostensibly less concerned with painful real. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Academy award nominee jake gyllenhaal reteams with his prisoners.
Many of his fans do not know that actress maggie gyllenhaal is his baby sister. Thanks to a strong performance from jake gyllenhaal and smart direction from denis villeneuve, enemy hits the mark as a tense, uncommonly adventurous thriller. An analysis a closer look into enemy the macguffin. With jake gyllenhaal, melanie laurent, sarah gadon, isabella rossellini. His name is adam bell, and he teaches history, and he looks really. Enemy, villeneuves latest it was filmed between the two abovementioned films, though it is being released after the latter, differs from the earlier works not only in being set in canada, but also in offering a story thats ostensibly less concerned with painful reallife struggles than with dreamlike subjective perplexities. Watch the movie trailers, view the movie posters and photos for enemy below. Somewhere out there, perhaps even in the same city, is a man who looks exactly like hima thirdrate bit actor with the same features, the same physique, the same stylishly untrimmed facial hair. Jake gyllenhaal has famously donned a cowboy hat, combat gear, and even a bubble, but hes also missed out on a number of roles, including multiple superhero movies and a.