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Another Earth

United States

2011

92 Min
Color
1.85:1
English
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DIR Mike Cahill

EXEC Tyler Brodie, Paul S. Mezey

PROD Mike Cahill, Hunter Gray, Brit Marling, Nicholas Shumaker

SCR Mike Cahill, Brit Marling

DP Mike Cahill

CAST William Mapother, Brit Marling, Jordan Baker, Robin Taylor, Flint Beverage, Ana Kayne, Meggan Lennon, Diane Ciesla, Matthew-Lee Erlbach, Niecy Cerise

ED Mike Cahill

PROD DES Darsi Monaco

MUSIC Fall on Your Sword

SOUND Ryan M. Price

Sundance (U.S. Dramatic Competition): Special Jury Award, San Francisco, Melbourne (International Panorama), Locarno (International Competition)

Synopsis

When Rhonda Williams, a beautiful, bright MIT astrophysics student, leans out of her car window to catch sight of a newly discovered planet, she slams into a minivan, killing a man’s family. After serving four years in prison, she returns home and is compelled to meet the bereaved husband and father who was left behind. This tenth, new planet, which now can be seen in the sky, is a mirror planet. An essay contest is being held with the winner granted a spot on a civilian space shuttle to visit the planet. Having been burned by her passions, Rhonda wonders, what would a mirror version of herself, someone who had made different choices, be like?

In this auspicious debut, director Mike Cahill offers a taut, superbly conceived science-fiction romance that marks the emergence of the multitalented actor/screenwriter Brit Marling. Marrying character with high concept, Another Earth lures audiences to go where no one has gone before. –Sundance Film Festival

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David M.K.

19May12

That anyone thinks this is a good movie fills me with a limitless sense of despair for the human race.

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Westley

15May12

Pretentious pseudo-intellectual garbage.

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Mugino

8May12

Lovely, thoughtful science fiction with good actors, but too much navel gazing contradicts any notion of redemption and sacrifice -- it's not about the Self, FYI. Sure, Rhonda gives of herself but she never steps outside of her self-absorbed ennui long enough to gain wisdom; all she does is find a way to wash her hands of guilt. Nice little twist at the very end, though.

Joe Godburn

11Apr12

A strong achievement in minimalist sci-fi that uses its fantastical elements to add to its already strong story, rather then support itself on outlandish theories and special effects. The soft spoken energy of the film only adds to its strong lasting impressions.

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Sundance 2011. Mike Cahill's "Another Earth"

By David Hudson on January 28, 2011

"It's a sure bet that you will be reading more about [Brit] Marling, a promising new talent and fashion-magazine-ready beauty who stars in

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Fantasia 2011: ANOTHER EARTH Review

By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011
What I really love about the ideas and concepts in Quantum Mechanics theory is that nothing makes any sort of intuitive sense yet at the moment, within the scientific consensus as our ‘reality.’  The math
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Brit Marling and Mike Cahill Talk ANOTHER EARTH and An Alternate Ending

By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011
Filmmakers Brit Marling and Mike Cahill are personable and well-spoken, exactly what you’d expect from two people riding high on generally positive response to their film, Another Earth, ever since it
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ANOTHER EARTH Blu-Ray Review

By Twitchfilm.com on December 7, 2011
Another Earth can’t be faulted for its premise, which sees our Earth discovering the existence of a second one nearly identical to our own running parallel to a promising young physicist’s imprisonment
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THANKSGIVEAWAY #2: ANOTHER EARTH On Blu-ray/DVD Combo From Fox Home Entertainment!

By Twitchfilm.com on November 25, 2011
Because I love you guys, I’ve got a second Thanksgiving giveaway lined up that I’ve been waiting for weeks to drop on the Twitch readership. Fox Home Entertainment has been gracious enough to offer you
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Sitges 2011: ANOTHER EARTH Review

By Twitchfilm.com on October 10, 2011
The billowy temper of reverberating metal hauntingly inhabits this tale of spiritual rehabilitation. An examination of second chance among the stars, the lustral soul of reparations in a world of potential
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SXSW 2011: Another Earth Review

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
The billowy temper of reverberating metal hauntingly inhabits this tale of spiritual rehabilitation. An examination of second chance among the stars, the lustral soul of reparations in a world of potential
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Sundance Hit ANOTHER EARTH Trailer Arrives

By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
Roundly hailed as the next Moon when it screened at Sundance – meaning that it’s smart, character based scifi made on a budget – Mike Cahill’s Another Earth has just released its first trailer. The film
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Another Earth... review on Ecos Imprevistos

By ArmPaul​oFer on March 19, 2012

Critica completa em:
http://armpauloferreira.blogspot.pt/2011/12/cine-critica-another-earth-2011.html

“Another Earth” é um drama indie sobre o peso na alma de quem não consegue se sentir…  read review

the heart is a lonely hunter

By Artemis on February 2, 2012

http://embryons.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/another-earth-cahill-2011/

The loneliest places on the planet are those yet undiscovered – the frozen poles of ice and snow, dense coniferous forests…  read review

Another Earth

By meancre​ek on December 17, 2011

As good as anything released all year, Another Earth is a highly entertaining and beautifully shot film. Brit Marling is fabulous in the lead role as a character trying to deal with the backlash of…  read review

Celebrate Small Over Hollywood

By Uli³Cai​n on September 8, 2011

With a total budget that is less than Hollywood studios pay Script Doctors to further ruin bad studio scripts, Another Earth works best when one can appreciate the accomplishment of a little film getting…  read review

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