Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24hrs into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.
The story revolves around the passengers of a yachting trip in the Atlantic Ocean who, when struck by mysterious weather conditions, jump to another ship only to experience greater havoc on the open seas.
The final eight candidates for a highly desirable corporate job are locked together in an exam room and given a test with one question. It seems simple yet confusing that soon, tensions begin to unravel.
A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.
Director:
Nacho Vigalondo
Stars:
Karra Elejalde,
Candela Fernández,
Bárbara Goenaga
On a road trip, Nic and two friends are drawn to an isolated area by a computer genius. When everything suddenly goes dark, Nic regains consciousness - only to find himself in a waking nightmare.
On the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.
Director:
Mike Cahill
Stars:
Brit Marling,
William Mapother,
Matthew-Lee Erlbach
For his final assignment, a top temporal agent must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time. The chase turns into a unique, surprising and mind-bending exploration of love, fate, identity and time travel taboos.
Three friends discover a time machine which takes pictures of the future. They begin to use it to win race bets and everything goes fine till one gets greedier than another. They begin to lose faith in each other giving a sense of backstabbing as uglier truths unfold in the photos and the situation soon gets out of control. Written by
Keith Francis
Danielle Panabaker and Matt O'Leary both got their big breaks on Disney Channel original movies. Panabaker's first lead role was in Stuck in the Suburbs (2004) and O'Leary's first lead role was in Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire (2000). See more »
Goofs
The photos used in the movie are prints, not the analog instant photos they are supposed to be. This is revealed by their raster pattern when viewed through the magnifying glass (arguably, this could be an artifact of how the camera works). See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Jasper:
Finn!
[banging at the door]
Jasper:
Finn, don't get up, I got it.
[pushing through the door carrying a heavy box]
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I saw Time Lapse at a film festival in Europe and I must say I was quite impressed. It was by far one of the best movies of the official selection.
I don't want to repeat what other reviewers have already written, but I agree that the script, the cinematography, the acting (especially Danielle Panabaker, very convincing as not-so-innocent Callie) were all excellent. In fact way beyond what you'd usually expect these days from indie movies in genre festivals.
For me, the fact that Time Lapse was a genre, time-travel movie was a plus because these movies, when they are well executed, can really have a lasting impact on their audience (think about Primer or Los cronocrímenes). But while Time Lapse is one of the best movies in its genre (better than Primer in my opinion, because less circumvoluted), it is also a deep reflection on both dark and sublime human desires and emotions: greed, lust, jealousy, friendship, love, art. In this sense the time-travel device (an awesome steam punk camera) used by the protagonists to see the future becomes a window into their souls.
I warmly recommend Time Lapse. See it. You won't be disappointed.
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I saw Time Lapse at a film festival in Europe and I must say I was quite impressed. It was by far one of the best movies of the official selection.
I don't want to repeat what other reviewers have already written, but I agree that the script, the cinematography, the acting (especially Danielle Panabaker, very convincing as not-so-innocent Callie) were all excellent. In fact way beyond what you'd usually expect these days from indie movies in genre festivals.
For me, the fact that Time Lapse was a genre, time-travel movie was a plus because these movies, when they are well executed, can really have a lasting impact on their audience (think about Primer or Los cronocrímenes). But while Time Lapse is one of the best movies in its genre (better than Primer in my opinion, because less circumvoluted), it is also a deep reflection on both dark and sublime human desires and emotions: greed, lust, jealousy, friendship, love, art. In this sense the time-travel device (an awesome steam punk camera) used by the protagonists to see the future becomes a window into their souls.
I warmly recommend Time Lapse. See it. You won't be disappointed.