Timecode
- Director: Mike Figgis
- Writer: Mike Figgis
- Producer: Dustin Bernard; Mike Figgis
CGiii Comment
Pretension - rarely - is this blatant.
The novelty of the split screen wears off within minutes...no, make that seconds.
Why Figgis did this is beyond comprehension...but, self-importance is something that is incomprehensible to the self-proclaimed important.
Dreadful nonsense.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
The primary story with this movie is that it is shown in four simultaneously filmed ninety-three minute single shot takes (in other words, shown in four quadrants), with the actual plot secondary. The four cameras follow the players involved, with two or more of the four cameras sometimes filming the exact same scene from different angles and thus different perspectives. The audio on each of the four quadrants is turned up and down based on which quadrant(s) the viewer should pay most attention to at any given time. The actual plot, which takes place in Hollywood, involves the pre-production by Red Mullet Productions for the movie "Bitch from Louisiana". The production team is in an executive meeting to discuss several aspects of the movie, including problems with one of their own, Alex Green, who has been missing in action from much of the production and this meeting.
Cast & Characters
Xander Berkeley as Evan Wantz;
Golden Brooks as Onyx Richardson;
Saffron Burrows as Emma;
Viveka Davis as Victoria Cohen;
Richard Edson as Lester Moore;
Aimee Graham as Sikh Nurse;
Salma Hayek as Rose;
Glenne Headly as Therapist;
Andrew Heckler as Auditioning Actor;
Holly Hunter as Executive;
Danny Huston as Randy;
Daphna Kastner as Auditioning Actor;
Patrick Kearney as Drug House Owner;
Elizabeth Low as Penny - Evan's Assistant;
Kyle MacLachlan as Bunny Drysdale