A Different Man movie storyline. Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.
Writer-director Aaron Schimberg’s latest film is a surreal, singular tale of one man’s desire to self-actualize. Sebastian Stan is Edward, a man overcome by the reality of his appearance, intent on curing his alienation and transcending his self- and socially enforced artistic potential. Adam Pearson and Renate Reinsve carefully embody foils to Edward’s ambition, an artistic and philosophical juxtaposition of his, and our, conceits.
Through a haunting score and folkloric magical realism, a unique psychological thriller emerges. A stylish vision of the theatrical currents of New York stages a universe where reality and fiction blend in beautiful ways; where lies, expectations, and internal turmoil weave a man’s consequentially incipient senses of truth and becoming. A Different Man is a reflexive allegory for the modern tortured artist, a subversive, gothic fairytale that deftly begets obsession.
A Different Man is a 2024 American black comedy psychological thriller film written and directed by Aaron Schimberg, starring Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, and Adam Pearson. The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2024. It also screened in Competition at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2024.It also screened at New Directors/New Films Festival on April 3, 2024. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 20, 2024.
A Different Man (2024)
Directed by: Aaron Schimberg
Starring: Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Adam Pearson, C. Mason Wells, Owen Kline, Charlie Korsmo, Patrick Wang, Michael Shannon, Lawrence Arancio, Corey R. Taylor, Billy Griffith
Screenplay by: Aaron Schimberg
Production Design by: Anna Kathleen
Cinematography by: Wyatt Garfield
Film Editing by: Taylor Levy
Costume Design by: Stacey Berman
Set Decoration by: Fiona Mitchell
Art Direction by: Emilia Spirito
Music by: Umberto Smerilli
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, graphic nudity, language and some violent content.
Distributed by: A24 Films
Release Date: January 21, 2024 (Sundance), September 20, 2024
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