Il était une seconde fois
- by Nathalie Leuthreau and Guillaume Nicloux, directed by Giillaume Nicloux
- Miniseries
- Science Fiction
- Adults
- Definite Time Travel
- English
- Il était une seconde fois by Nathalie Leuthreau and Guillaume Nicloux, directed by Giillaume Nicloux, at the Berlin International Film Festival, 12 February 2019.
At first, Vincent’s only plan for the mysterious 600mm wooden cube that provides a tunnel to the past is to make sure that Louise doesn’t break up with him four months in the past, but new circumstances soon raise the stakes. Then it gets weird in this four-part miniseries.
—Michael Main
En fait, je suis passé dans un cube, et ça . . .
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I actually went through this cube, and it . . .
Tags
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- Time Periods
- Circa AD 2000 to 2099: All episodes, past and present, take place in 2016 and 2017.
- Timeline Models
- Do Over: Vincent seems to have a one-time chance to do things right with Louise.
- Resilient Timeline: Despite Vincent’s efforts, Louise still dies.
- Time Travel Methods
- Luggable Time Machine: The cube, although perhaps the word machine is too strong, given that it has no controls.
- Themes
- Fix Your Own Past!: Initially, Vincent wants only to save his relationship with Louise.
- Repeat until You Get It Right: The end hints that Vincent may have to try to save Louise again and again.
- Save “Lois”!: Eventually, Vincent wants to save Louise’s life.
- Travels into Yourself: Vincent’s mind travels into his earlier body (as shown by his unburned hand in Episode 4).
- Groupings
Variants
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- Il était une seconde fois by Nathalie Leuthreau and Guillaume Nicloux, directed by Giillaume Nicloux, at the Berlin International Film Festival, 12 February 2019.
- “Ne me quitte pas” by Nathalie Leuthreau and Guillaume Nicloux, directed by Giillaume Nicloux.
- “Reviens” by Nathalie Leuthreau and Guillaume Nicloux, directed by Giillaume Nicloux.
- “Ti amo” by Nathalie Leuthreau and Guillaume Nicloux, directed by Giillaume Nicloux.
- “Hymne à l'amour” by Nathalie Leuthreau and Guillaume Nicloux, directed by Giillaume Nicloux.
Translations
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- English (dubbed and subtitled).
Twice Upon a Time by Nathalie Leuthreau and Guillaume Nicloux, directed by Giillaume Nicloux. - English (dubbed and subtitled).
“Don’t Leave Me” by Nathalie Leuthreau and Guillaume Nicloux, directed by Giillaume Nicloux. - English (dubbed and subtitled).
“Come Back” by Nathalie Leuthreau and Guillaume Nicloux, directed by Giillaume Nicloux. - English (dubbed and subtitled).
“Ti Amo” by Nathalie Leuthreau and Guillaume Nicloux, directed by Giillaume Nicloux. - English (dubbed and subtitled).
“Ode to Love” by Nathalie Leuthreau and Guillaume Nicloux, directed by Giillaume Nicloux.
Indexer Notes
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- Episode Titles—The title, “Ti amo,” of Episode 3 is Italian, although it is still a French episode.