A Thousand Kisses Deep
Stars: Emilia Fox, Dougray Scott, David Warner, Jodie Whittaker | Written by Alex Kustanovich, Vadim Moldovan | Directed by Dana Lustig
When a film is described as being “an unsettling drama that cinematically captures and recreates the psycho-analytic experience.” and is influenced by a song by Leonard Cohen you can tell it’s probably going to take some thinking about. When it adds some time travel in too then you know it could get confusing. A Thousand Kisses Deep is not really confusing, but it could lose a few people in what it’s trying to achieve.
When Mia witnesses an old woman falling to her death she is obviously in shock, but with this shock is also bewilderment at the fact that this woman had Mia’s pictures in her hand when she fell. This leads her to investigate the woman’s apartment to discover that things are not what they seem.
Stars: Emilia Fox, Dougray Scott, David Warner, Jodie Whittaker | Written by Alex Kustanovich, Vadim Moldovan | Directed by Dana Lustig
When a film is described as being “an unsettling drama that cinematically captures and recreates the psycho-analytic experience.” and is influenced by a song by Leonard Cohen you can tell it’s probably going to take some thinking about. When it adds some time travel in too then you know it could get confusing. A Thousand Kisses Deep is not really confusing, but it could lose a few people in what it’s trying to achieve.
When Mia witnesses an old woman falling to her death she is obviously in shock, but with this shock is also bewilderment at the fact that this woman had Mia’s pictures in her hand when she fell. This leads her to investigate the woman’s apartment to discover that things are not what they seem.
- 6/15/2012
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Science fiction is a notoriously difficult genre to pull off on a low-budget, but as proven here in Dana Lustig’s A Thousand Kisses Deep, it’s not impossible. Though scribes Alex Kustanovich and Vadim Moldovan don’t appear to have decided on a firm set of rules to govern their time travel conceit, they have concocted enough surprises and secured a strong enough cast to see it through.
Though employing the titular Leonard Cohen poem as a framing device feels a little too precious, the film effectively builds a mystery from frame one. The ice-cold opening, which is so abrupt it feels like something was cut, aims to create sharp memories in the viewer’s mind which will be important later on.
Mia (Jodie Whittaker) is a mess. Her mother has recently died, she works odd hours as a nurse, and her life lacks both balance and meaning.
Science fiction is a notoriously difficult genre to pull off on a low-budget, but as proven here in Dana Lustig’s A Thousand Kisses Deep, it’s not impossible. Though scribes Alex Kustanovich and Vadim Moldovan don’t appear to have decided on a firm set of rules to govern their time travel conceit, they have concocted enough surprises and secured a strong enough cast to see it through.
Though employing the titular Leonard Cohen poem as a framing device feels a little too precious, the film effectively builds a mystery from frame one. The ice-cold opening, which is so abrupt it feels like something was cut, aims to create sharp memories in the viewer’s mind which will be important later on.
Mia (Jodie Whittaker) is a mess. Her mother has recently died, she works odd hours as a nurse, and her life lacks both balance and meaning.
- 6/11/2012
- by Shaun Munro
- Obsessed with Film
A Thousand Kisses Deep is a psychological thriller from director Dana Lustig (Blackout). From one source, A Thousand Kisses Deep involves psychoanalytic theory (Freud), but the synopsis from Gold Crest Post seems to allude to time travel and science fiction. Either way, here is your early look at an upcoming film, that shows promise through its use of mystery e.g. what is this film about?
The synopsis for A Thousand Kisses Deep:
"How well do you know yourself and those you love…
Returning home from work, Mia (Jodie Whittaker) witnesses a woman leap from a window. Scattered around the woman’s broken, lifeless body, Mia discovers shredded pieces from a beloved photograph of herself and her former lover Ludwig (Dougray Scott).
Highly unnerved, Mia begs Max (David Warner), the buildings’ all knowing custodian, to let her into the deceased woman’s flat. While inside this strangely familiar place,...
The synopsis for A Thousand Kisses Deep:
"How well do you know yourself and those you love…
Returning home from work, Mia (Jodie Whittaker) witnesses a woman leap from a window. Scattered around the woman’s broken, lifeless body, Mia discovers shredded pieces from a beloved photograph of herself and her former lover Ludwig (Dougray Scott).
Highly unnerved, Mia begs Max (David Warner), the buildings’ all knowing custodian, to let her into the deceased woman’s flat. While inside this strangely familiar place,...
- 3/18/2011
- by Remove28DaysLaterAnalysisThis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Dougray Scott will star in the independent romance "The Veil of Maya." According to Variety, Dana Lustig will direct.Ofir Kedar and Christopher Granier Deferre are producing.The story, written by Alex Kustanovich and Vadim Moldovan, is about a woman who travels back in time to change the dynamics of a tragic love relationship.Shooting is scheduled to begin January in London.
- 12/11/2009
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Dougray Scott has joined the indie romantic fantasy "The Veil of Maya" for Studio reports Variety.
Alex Kustanovich and Vadim Moldovan's Kafkaesque script follows a woman who travels back in time to undo the love relationship and avoid its tragic finale.
Dana Lustig ("Wild Cherry") directs. Filming kicks off in January in London.
Ofir Kedar and Christopher Granier Deferre will produce.
Alex Kustanovich and Vadim Moldovan's Kafkaesque script follows a woman who travels back in time to undo the love relationship and avoid its tragic finale.
Dana Lustig ("Wild Cherry") directs. Filming kicks off in January in London.
Ofir Kedar and Christopher Granier Deferre will produce.
- 12/10/2009
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Dougray Scott has joined the indie romantic fantasy "The Veil of Maya" for Studio reports Variety.
Alex Kustanovich and Vadim Moldovan's Kafkaesque script follows a woman who travels back in time to undo the love relationship and avoid its tragic finale.
Dana Lustig ("Wild Cherry") directs. Filming kicks off in January in London.
Ofir Kedar and Christopher Granier Deferre will produce.
Alex Kustanovich and Vadim Moldovan's Kafkaesque script follows a woman who travels back in time to undo the love relationship and avoid its tragic finale.
Dana Lustig ("Wild Cherry") directs. Filming kicks off in January in London.
Ofir Kedar and Christopher Granier Deferre will produce.
- 12/10/2009
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Still trying to forget that he had a role in Hitman, Dougray Scott has signed on to star in Dana Lustig's indie romantic fantasy The Veil Of Maya.Alex Kustanovich and Vadim Moldovan wrote the script, which, according to Variety, is a "Kafkaesque story of a woman who travels back in time to undo a relationship in order to avoid its tragic finale." So, Back To The Future meets The Time Traveller's Wife? Or, er, something.Lustig will start cranking the cameras next month in London, so if locals see Scott wandering around looking like he's being stalked by a woman from the future, now you know why.
- 12/10/2009
- EmpireOnline
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