Tribeca Review: 'Next Life' — Emilia Clarke Stars in Drake Doremus' Romantic Drama About Alternate Realities
By
Pete Hammond
A baker's-dozen of insight crammed into one ring.
Summary
A review of Drake Doremus' film 'Next Life' premiering at the Tribeca Festival, starring Emilia Clarke as Ivy, a woman whose life splits into two alternate realities after a pivotal moment on a train in London. The film explores themes of fate, choice, and parallel lives, marking Doremus' first film in seven years, inspired partly by his own pandemic-era life changes. The review highlights the film's rich, jazzy romantic-drama style and Clarke's performance.
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That chance encounter in Madrid has sparked his first film in seven years, Next Life, if not autobiographically, then at least in spirit.
In his new film, Emilia Clarke's Ivy has a life changing moment while on a train in London. Well, actually it is two life
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