Forgotten Movie

February 27, 2007 6:36 PM

I'm trying to remember the title of a movie where two versions of the same story were told in parallel. The branch between the two stories started when a man bumped into (or maybe cut off?) the woman (main character I believe) on a stairwell in a subway station, causing her to miss her train. Any clues as to the title?
posted by comwiz to media & arts (9 comments total)

Sliding Doors?
posted by evadery at 6:37 PM on February 27, 2007

Awesome movie, btw.
posted by brain cloud at 7:04 PM on February 27, 2007

Yep, Sliding Doors is the movie. Starring Gwyneth Paltrow.
posted by HotPatatta at 7:14 PM on February 27, 2007

One of my fave movies. Enjoy!
posted by MeetMegan at 7:17 PM on February 27, 2007

You might also want to check out Krysztof Kieslowski's Blind Chance, which has a similar storyline and is great!
posted by tulseluper at 7:27 PM on February 27, 2007 [1 favorite]

Run Lola Run has a similar device where the same story is told three times with little chance variations that cause the ending to change.
posted by octothorpe at 7:44 PM on February 27, 2007

Twice upon a yesterday aka The man with rain in his shoes has a similar feel. Love em both.
posted by pointilist at 12:00 AM on February 28, 2007

Chungking Express does this as well. The story switches from the Kaneshiro/Lin story line to the Wong/Leung story line when Takeshi Kaneshiro bumps into Faye Wong. Chungking Express kicks ass.
posted by chunking express at 6:24 AM on February 28, 2007

Actually, Chungking Express doesn't tell the same story two different ways--it tells two different stories.
posted by russilwvong at 3:55 PM on February 28, 2007