Chronesthesia
A romcom with a time-travel twist. Daniel Duncombe is not a committer. When he’s not working at a café or running to stay in shape, he’s perfectly happy to chill at home. Then he starts waking up from weird dreams to find cryptic messages scrawled on his bedroom window. Slowly it dawns on Daniel that the same mysterious force is guiding him into contact with a strange assortment of equally unattached strangers who intrude on his routine.
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Plot Summary
A successful Moscow surgeon finds his life unraveling when he begins experiencing temporal distortions, believing he can relive past moments and alter future events. As his grip on reality loosens, he struggles to distinguish between memory and hallucination, leading him down a path of existential crisis. The film explores themes of regret, destiny, and the consequences of tampering with time.
Critical Reception
Chronesthesia received a mixed to positive reception, with critics often praising its ambitious concept and lead performance, though some found the narrative and philosophical explorations occasionally muddled. Audiences were divided, with some appreciating the thought-provoking premise and others finding it too abstract.
What Reviewers Say
- Praised for its intellectual ambition and compelling central performance.
- Critiqued for a sometimes convoluted narrative and ambiguous philosophical conclusions.
- Visually striking, but its thematic depth is not always fully realized.
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Awards & Accolades
Nominated for Best Director at the Kinotavr Open Russian Film Festival.
Fun Fact
The film's title, 'Chronesthesia,' refers to the subjective experience of time, the perception of past and present.
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