Trailer of the Week: Jake Gyllenhaal, Spiders and Sex in NSFW 'Enemy' Teaser
Trailer of the Week: Jake Gyllenhaal, Spiders and Sex in NSFW 'Enemy' Teaser
Shipra Harbola Gupta
A24 has dropped an edgy, new trailer for "Enemy," a psychological thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal. The film is an adaptation of José Saramago's 2002 novel "The Double" and re-teams Gyllenhaal with "Prisoners" director Dennis Villeneuve.
"Enemy" centers on Adam Bell, a university professor who, while watching a film, happens to notice that one of the actors onscreen possesses a striking resemblance to his own. Bell becomes consumed with his doppelgänger — an actor by the name of Anthony Claire — and decides to seek him out. Worlds collide, and, of course, chaos ensues.
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The trailer consists of a montage that strings together what appears to be a string of small climaxes — both sexual and dramatic — occurring at various points throughout the film. The editing, along with the use of backlighting, evoke a surreal quality that is reminiscent of the films of Man Ray and Salvador Dalí.
"Enemy" is currently available to stream on DirecTV and will receive a limited release on March 14.
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