Trailer released for Sci-fi drama 'Another Earth'

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Trailer released for Sci-fi drama 'Another Earth'

Fox Searchlight's 'Another Earth,' which will be released July 20, garnered some attention at this year's Sundance Film Festival,

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'Another Earth' actress Brit Marling enjoys the clear sky during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. 'Another Earth' won the Special Jury Prize for dramatic film.

By Norm Schrager Meet in the Lobby

June 02, 2011, 11:49 a.m. ET

There鈥檚 nothing like the discovery of a parallel world to just screw with everything. In the upcoming drama 'Another Earth,' a pair of strangers 鈥� she, a budding astrophysicist (Brit Marling, who co-wrote the script), he an accomplished composer (William Mapother) 鈥� cross paths with tragic results, on the eve before a new earth is uncovered. And it鈥檚 more than just a newly found planet; it鈥檚 a duplicate, holding the promise of greater serenity and peace for 鈥渙ther鈥� versions of the people on our earth.

'Another Earth' garnered some attention at this year鈥檚 Sundance Film Festival, winning the Special Jury Prize for a dramatic film. While the surface says 鈥渟ci-fi,鈥� Another Earth is a character study at its core, focusing on a person鈥檚 inner universe as much as the potential of the external one.

One of the newest assets to promote 'Another Earth' is the , where you can send a message to your 鈥渙ther you,鈥� presumably the one that lives on another Earth (or, perhaps, another consciousness?). And if you鈥檙e a fan of parallel universe theory, check out the , where you can dig into a dozen references from brainiacs like Brian Greene (string theory, people!) and Michio Kaku.

'Another Earth' will land in a limited number of US theaters on July 20, 2011.

Norm Schrager blogs at .

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