Possible Worlds (2000)

The same man lives out several parallel lives in different "worlds" and in different relationships at the same time.

Director:

Robert Lepage

Writers:

John Mighton (play), John Mighton (screenplay),

Stars:

Tilda Swinton, Tom McCamus, Sean McCann

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tilda Swinton	...	Joyce
Tom McCamus	...	George Barber
Sean McCann	...	Inspector Berkley
Gabriel Gascon	...	Kleber / Doctor
Griffith Brewer	...	Caretaker
Daniel Brooks	...	Bob
Steve Adams	...	Interviewer
Russell Yuen	...	Police Officer
Mariah Inger	...	Johnson
Laurent Imbault	...	Darkroom Technician
Lisa Bronwyn Moore	...	Jocelyn
Eric Hoziel	...	Axxon Security
Simon Lee	...	No-Nose Man
Clément Cormier	...	Housekeeper
Sylvie Rousseau	...	Housekeeper's wife

Storyline

The same man lives out several parallel lives in different "worlds" and in different relationships at the same time.

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Plot Keywords:

electrode stimulation | brain | detective | death of wife | parallel universe | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Sci-Fi | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 July 2001 (UK)

Also Known As:

Lehetséges világok

Filming Locations:

Magdelen Islands, Québec, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

In Extremis Images, The East Side Film Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When George and Joyce are talking outside the beach house, the shutters on the windows are closed, but when they jump down on the grass, they are open.

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Quotes

Inspector Berkley: Doctor Kleber says that he was never able to get anything but rudimentary consciousness going.
Inspector Berkley: There is a light that flashes occasionally, but we don't know what it means.
Inspector Berkley: Your husband probably isn't aware of who he is.
Inspector Berkley: Kleber described it as kind of a fluctuating dream state.

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Connections

Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004)

User Reviews

Pleasurable

Science Fiction is hooey, and so too is multi-dimensionality, which is, from what I've heard, the latest theoretical craze in philosophy. These elements may be highlighted in "Possible Worlds"; they can be used to categorize the film. I, contrarily, would rather not fix my viewpoint on "Possible Worlds" while referring to film texts (science fiction), or to texts of philosophy (multi-dimensionality).

I enjoyed Possible Worlds as a whole, and my explanation of what made it enjoyable is inexact. There was a unearthly mood to it, a friction of impossible magnitudes. And then there was the score. Peter Gabriel's contribution mystified "Possible Worlds," a necessity, we may say in hindsight. The film's captured images similarly aided mystification. I didn't at all get the feeling the director was slipping in pictures from a "nature calendar." It seemed "Possible Worlds'" imagery was that of solitary reflection, they were of the detached mind, when memory overrules whatever continuity we're surrounded by. Individuals sat alone, in their minds.

I suppose "Possible Worlds" isn't an everyman's film. And it should not be. It should not find a category whereby it becomes easily approachable.