![]() ![]() Over the centuries, countless authors have revived and reinterpreted it, adapting it to various genres to convey different messages. That of Doppelgänger is a literary device and theme as old as Occidental culture. Tertuliano gives up every reservation and decides to meet his double, unaware of the consequences of his actions. When he discovers the man’s name, Antonio Claro, the point of no return has already passed. The discovery disrupts Tertuliano’s existence: he becomes obsessed with finding out who the actor is and secretly starts investigating. Something incredible happens when he spots on the screen an extra who is his identical copy. Although he is not fond of movies, one night he decides to watch a light comedy recommended by a colleague. A long time divorced, and being in an occasional relationship he does not have the strength to end, he surrendered to “the temporary weakness of spirit ordinarily known as depression”. ![]() Tertuliano is a history teacher leading a dull and anonymous life. ![]()
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