The Double is a movie directed by Richard Ayoade in 2013 and based on the book of the same name by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, first published in 1846. The movie features Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Noah Taylor, Wallace Shawn, James Fox, Cathy Moriarty, and others.
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“The book is better than the movie”
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Storyline
Downtrodden Simon James has worked at his office for seven years, but he is ignored by his boss, named The Colonel, and colleagues. James asks Simon to take an aptitude test in his place and seduces their boss’s surly, rebellious daughter, Melanie, whom Simon was reluctantly hired to tutor.
Movie vs Book
Year
2013
Minutes
93
Movie Rate
6.50
Source: IMDb
Year
1846
Pages
144
Book Rate
7.40
S: Goodreads
Book
The Double
Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Country: Russia
First published in: 1846
Length: 144 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“When I see a 700-page novel, my first thought is, 'Ooh, how could you cut this down to size and make a movie out of it?'”
BRIAN HELGELAND (Screenwriter)
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