Cypher

Cypher is a film of Science-fiction of Vincenzo Natali left in 2002.

Synopsis

Morgan Sullivan does not support any more its dull life of accountant of suburbs. This is why it decides to postulate in Digicorp, a specialized company in the industrial Espionnage. In order to carry out its life of spy, it must invent a new identity/personality, preferably with the antipodes of the current one. With the wire of its missions, infiltrated within conferences and other congresses, Morgan can finally live the vibrating life of which he dreamed. Whereas its new personality starts to take the top, he suffers from strange increasingly powerful headaches. One evening, energy to seek ice floes with the distributer of the hotel to relieve its pain, it foresees mysterious Rita…

Analyzes

The principal set of themes of this film is the identity/personality. The scenario writer places the spectator in a futuristic world in which the identity/personality is malleable thanks to science. He calls in question the values of unicity and truth of the identity/personality, while letting appear the faults of such modifications. Thus the main character remembers through his evolution the tastes and passions his preceding personality, without forgetting the similarities required at the time of the operations of change of identity.

The other during this questioning is the set of easily deceived to which deliver each character, being mistaken the ones others on several levels: the manipulator handles (first level), but it is handled itself (second level), but it knows it and uses it (third level), and so on.

Element holding with the realization, it is interesting to pay attention to the progressive appearance of the color in film. Indeed, the first sequence is almost in black and white. The sequences gradually take color by a progressive variation of the saturation of the image and addition of coloured elements of decoration. But this progression is not completely linear and is used to punctually highlight certain elements or characters. This appearance of the color can be felt like a simple stylistic effect, but can also be interpreted like the resurgence of the personality/identity of the main character.

Data sheet

  • Title: preliminary Cypher
  • Title: Company Man
  • Realizer: Vincenzo Natali
  • Scenario writer: Brian King
  • Producing: Wendy Grean and Paul Federbush
  • Production: Pandora Film, the U.S.A.
  • Distribution: Metropolitan FilmExport, France
  • Type-setter: Michael Andrews
  • Director of the photography: Derek Rogers
  • Costumière : Tamara Winston
  • special Effects: Bob Munroe
  • decorator Chief: Jasna Stefanovic
  • assembler Chief: Bert Kish
  • Origin: The United States
  • Coming out date: France: March 26th 2003
  • Lasted: 95 minutes

Distribution

Rewards

External bond

  • Official site

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