We see it both ways in parallel.
Play constellations and movie sliding doors.
She is returning home when an amazing thing happens time reverses itself for a few seconds and a second version of herself is created.
That s the quick take on constellations a romantic two hander starring dreamy jake gyllenhaal and the radiant british thesp ruth wilson fresh off her.
Given the mode of storytelling it also lacks the kind of inevitability.
Constellations isn t the first drama to play around with the notion of narrative spinning.
The 1998 movie sliding doors turns on timing imagining how a woman s life would play out if she does or doesn t catch a train.
It s basically a version of the nineties movie sliding doors but with more storylines.
Before the doors close james tells helen to cheer up and repeats his line you know what the monty python boys say helen who in the.
Constellations nick payne s gorgeous two character drama starring a perfectly matched jake gyllenhaal and ruth wilson may be the most sophisticated date play broadway has seen as staged by.
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Nick payne s play constellations which premiered in.
Short and sweet and strangely haunting.
Arriving at work one morning helen discovers that she had been unjustifiably sacked from her pr job.
Gwyneth paltrow plays london publicist helen effortlessly sliding between parallel storylines that show what happens if she does or does not catch a morning train back to her apartment.
The next generation to frasier have dived into multiple reality narratives.
Directed by peter howitt.
With gwyneth paltrow john hannah john lynch jeanne tripplehorn.
A london woman s love life and career both hinge unknown to her on whether or not she catches a train.
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A london woman s love life and career both hinge unknown to her on whether or not she catches a train.
Variations on a theme of variations on a theme.
Movies from sliding doors to groundhog day and tv series from star trek.
Sliding doors 1998 plot.