Deeper and Deeper (film)
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Deeper and Deeper is an 2010 American erotic psychological thriller
written by Cyndi Williams
and directed by Polish-American filmmaker Mariusz Kotowski
.
) meets beautiful but icy business executive Angelica (LisaMarie Lamendola) he becomes instantly infatuated with her. He stumbles upon the perfect opportunity to spy on her when he is hired by Dolores (Cyndi Williams
) as a part-time maintenance man and moves into an apartment across the street from Angelica. He uses his position and his apartment's view to start spying on her, and slowly inserts himself into Angelica's life. Angelica turns on him and Ryan slits his wrists in the bathtub in despair. When items from Ryan's apartment begin explicitly appearing in Angelica's apartment, Dolores becomes suspicious of Angelica, especially when Angelica visits the apartment building and produces a memento from Dolores' late son.
when researching locations in San Antonio, Texas
, and while visiting Austin
searching for a narrator for the film Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema
. Their meeting eventually led to Kotowski and Williams partnering to create Deeper and Deeper. Casting began in April 2008 for a planned 4-week shoot. The film's lead actor is Daytime Emmy Award
-winning actor David Lago
, who is best known for playing the character Raul Guittierez
in the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless
and for his recurring role in the family drama television series 7th Heaven
.
Kotowski's previous directorial credits include the narrative Holocaust film Esther's Diary
and Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema
, a biographical documentary about the life of silent film
star Pola Negri
.
of Los Angeles, California
. The film received its debut screening in Austin, Texas at the Violet Crown Cinema on June 20, 2011.
The film was nominated for Best Director (Mariusz Kotowski
), Best Actor (David Lago
, Best Screenplay (Cyndi Williams
), and Best Actress (LisaMarie Lamendola) at The World Music & Independent Film Festival, won Best Actor (David Lago
) and received Honorable Mention for best Narrative Film at the Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, won First Place for best Suspense Thriller at the International Indie Gathering, and won bronze medal for Dramatic Feature in the 2010 JamFest Indie Film Festival Awards.
In 2010, Deeper and Deeper also won an Accolade Competition
Award of Merit,, an Indie Fest Award of Merit, and a Platinum EMPixx Award. The film since also been screened at the Bare Bones Festival and the 16th Annual Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival in Temecula, CA.
, jazz
, and big band
score largely composed and conducted by Rick DeJonge. In addition to the DeJonge-composed instrumental tracks, the soundtrack features four vocal tracks. Two, "Mister Stevens" and "Champagne, Champagne," feature jazz vocalist Mandy Lauderdale
, who is best known for appearing in Reality TV show Temptation Island
and on MTV
's Total Request Live
. The other two, "I Am a Dangerous Woman" and a vocal version of the Deeper and Deeper theme song, are performed by Sydney Barrosse, who appears in the music video
for the vocal version of the Deeper and Deeper theme. Barrosse also appears as an actress in the film, playing Robyn, Angelica's business partner.
Psychological thriller
Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the broad ranged thriller with heavy focus on characters. However, it often incorporates elements from the mystery and drama genre, along with the typical traits of the thriller genre...
written by Cyndi Williams
Cyndi Williams
Cyndi Lou Williams is a voice actor and script writer. She has appeared in anime series mostly bt ADV Films. She was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Actress for her performance in Kyle Henry's film, Room, which was nominated for the Cassavetes Award.-Anime Roles:* Birth -...
and directed by Polish-American filmmaker Mariusz Kotowski
Mariusz Kotowski
Mariusz Kotowski is a Polish-born film director and producer. He has gained a reputation for cinematic portrayals that are atypical of both Hollywood and independent film styles and that cleverly mix different film approaches into a cohesive whole....
.
Plot
When bank teller Ryan (David LagoDavid Lago
David Scott Lago is an Cuban-American actor. He is best known for playing Raul Guittierez on The Young and the Restless from 1999 to 2004. He has also had a recurring role as Jeremy on 7th Heaven....
) meets beautiful but icy business executive Angelica (LisaMarie Lamendola) he becomes instantly infatuated with her. He stumbles upon the perfect opportunity to spy on her when he is hired by Dolores (Cyndi Williams
Cyndi Williams
Cyndi Lou Williams is a voice actor and script writer. She has appeared in anime series mostly bt ADV Films. She was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Actress for her performance in Kyle Henry's film, Room, which was nominated for the Cassavetes Award.-Anime Roles:* Birth -...
) as a part-time maintenance man and moves into an apartment across the street from Angelica. He uses his position and his apartment's view to start spying on her, and slowly inserts himself into Angelica's life. Angelica turns on him and Ryan slits his wrists in the bathtub in despair. When items from Ryan's apartment begin explicitly appearing in Angelica's apartment, Dolores becomes suspicious of Angelica, especially when Angelica visits the apartment building and produces a memento from Dolores' late son.
Background
Mariusz Kotowski first met WilliamsCyndi Williams
Cyndi Lou Williams is a voice actor and script writer. She has appeared in anime series mostly bt ADV Films. She was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Actress for her performance in Kyle Henry's film, Room, which was nominated for the Cassavetes Award.-Anime Roles:* Birth -...
when researching locations in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
, and while visiting Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
searching for a narrator for the film Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema
Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema
Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema is a feature-length biographical documentary film by Polish-American director Mariusz Kotowski released in 2006...
. Their meeting eventually led to Kotowski and Williams partnering to create Deeper and Deeper. Casting began in April 2008 for a planned 4-week shoot. The film's lead actor is Daytime Emmy Award
Daytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
-winning actor David Lago
David Lago
David Scott Lago is an Cuban-American actor. He is best known for playing Raul Guittierez on The Young and the Restless from 1999 to 2004. He has also had a recurring role as Jeremy on 7th Heaven....
, who is best known for playing the character Raul Guittierez
Raul Guittierez
Raul Evan Guittierez is a fictional character in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. He was played by David Lago from August 2, 1999 to August 13, 2004. Raul returned briefly in May and June 2009.-Character's background:...
in the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
and for his recurring role in the family drama television series 7th Heaven
7th Heaven
7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007...
.
Kotowski's previous directorial credits include the narrative Holocaust film Esther's Diary
Esther's Diary (film)
Forgiveness is a 2008 American dramatic Holocaust film written and directed by Polish-American director Mariusz Kotowski, with a screenplay by Allan Knee...
and Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema
Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema
Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema is a feature-length biographical documentary film by Polish-American director Mariusz Kotowski released in 2006...
, a biographical documentary about the life of silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
star Pola Negri
Pola Negri
Pola Negri was a Polish stage and film actress who achieved worldwide fame for her tragedienne and femme fatale roles from the 1910s through the 1940s during the Golden Era of Hollywood film. She was the first European film star to be invited to Hollywood, and became a great American star. She...
.
Release and recognition
Deeper and Deeper premiered on April 26, 2010 at the Eleventh Annual Polish Film FestivalPolish Film Festival
The Polish Film Festival is an annual film festival first held in Gdańsk, now held in Gdynia, Poland....
of Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. The film received its debut screening in Austin, Texas at the Violet Crown Cinema on June 20, 2011.
The film was nominated for Best Director (Mariusz Kotowski
Mariusz Kotowski
Mariusz Kotowski is a Polish-born film director and producer. He has gained a reputation for cinematic portrayals that are atypical of both Hollywood and independent film styles and that cleverly mix different film approaches into a cohesive whole....
), Best Actor (David Lago
David Lago
David Scott Lago is an Cuban-American actor. He is best known for playing Raul Guittierez on The Young and the Restless from 1999 to 2004. He has also had a recurring role as Jeremy on 7th Heaven....
, Best Screenplay (Cyndi Williams
Cyndi Williams
Cyndi Lou Williams is a voice actor and script writer. She has appeared in anime series mostly bt ADV Films. She was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Actress for her performance in Kyle Henry's film, Room, which was nominated for the Cassavetes Award.-Anime Roles:* Birth -...
), and Best Actress (LisaMarie Lamendola) at The World Music & Independent Film Festival, won Best Actor (David Lago
David Lago
David Scott Lago is an Cuban-American actor. He is best known for playing Raul Guittierez on The Young and the Restless from 1999 to 2004. He has also had a recurring role as Jeremy on 7th Heaven....
) and received Honorable Mention for best Narrative Film at the Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, won First Place for best Suspense Thriller at the International Indie Gathering, and won bronze medal for Dramatic Feature in the 2010 JamFest Indie Film Festival Awards.
In 2010, Deeper and Deeper also won an Accolade Competition
Accolade Competition
The Accolade Competition is an international, non-traditional, virtual awards venue. Awards go to those filmmakers who produce fresh, standout entertainment, animation and compelling documentaries....
Award of Merit,, an Indie Fest Award of Merit, and a Platinum EMPixx Award. The film since also been screened at the Bare Bones Festival and the 16th Annual Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival in Temecula, CA.
Awards and nominations
- 2010, Won 'Best Actor' for David Lago at Los Angeles Reel Film Festival
- 2010, Won 'Honorable Mention' for 'Best Narrative Film' at Los Angeles Reel Film Festival
- 2010, Won First Place for 'Best Suspense Thriller' at International Indie Gathering
- 2010, Won bronze medal for 'Dramatic Feature' at JamFest Indie Film Festival
- 2010, Won 'Award of Merit' at Accolade CompetitionAccolade CompetitionThe Accolade Competition is an international, non-traditional, virtual awards venue. Awards go to those filmmakers who produce fresh, standout entertainment, animation and compelling documentaries....
- 2010, Won 'Award of Merit' at Indie Fest
- 2010, Won 'Platinum Award' at EMPixx Awards
- 2010, Nomination for 'Best Director' for Mariusz Kotowski at World Music & Independent Film Festival
- 2010, Nomination for 'Best Actor' for David Lago at World Music & Independent Film Festival
- 2010, Nomination for 'Best Screenplay' for Cyndi Williams at World Music & Independent Film Festival
- 2010, Nomination for 'Best Actress' for LisaMarie Lamendola at World Music & Independent Film Festival
Soundtrack
Deeper and Deeper features an orchestralOrchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, and big band
Big band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
score largely composed and conducted by Rick DeJonge. In addition to the DeJonge-composed instrumental tracks, the soundtrack features four vocal tracks. Two, "Mister Stevens" and "Champagne, Champagne," feature jazz vocalist Mandy Lauderdale
Mandy Lauderdale
Mandy Lauderdale is a cabaret singer from Atlanta, Georgia. Her sound has been described as cabaret jazz, blues, and lounge. Lauderdale's influences include such artists as Bette Midler, Lucille Ball, Bernadette Peters and Carol Burnett. She currently resides in Austin, Texas. Her performances...
, who is best known for appearing in Reality TV show Temptation Island
Temptation Island
Temptation Island was an American reality television program broadcast on Fox in which several couples agreed to live with a group of singles of the opposite sex, in order to test the strength of their relationships. The first season of the show was taped on Ambergris Caye in Belize.A ratings hit,...
and on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Total Request Live
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
. The other two, "I Am a Dangerous Woman" and a vocal version of the Deeper and Deeper theme song, are performed by Sydney Barrosse, who appears in the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the vocal version of the Deeper and Deeper theme. Barrosse also appears as an actress in the film, playing Robyn, Angelica's business partner.