I submit that there is a simple test to determine whether this plot can work.
Sliding doors 1998 film.
The plot of lord dunsany s if also hinges on a future determin ed by catching or missing a train.
We see it both ways in parallel.
A london woman s love life and career both hinge unknown to her on whether or not she catches a train.
Is either time line interesting in itself.
Sliding doors is a 1998 romantic comedy drama film written and directed by peter howitt and starring gwyneth paltrow and john hannah while also featuring john lynch jeanne tripplehorn and virginia mckenna the film alternates between two storylines showing two paths the central character s life could take depending on whether or not she catches a train.
We see it both ways in parallel.
Sliding doors 1998 plot.
Directed by peter howitt.
A london woman s love life and career both hinge unknown to her on whether or not she catches a train.
Summaries 4 synopsis 1 summaries.
Sliding doors uses parallel time lines to explore the different paths that a woman s life might take after she does and doesn t find her lover in bed with another woman.
A london woman s love life and career both hinge unknown to her on whether or not she catches a train.
Showing all 5 items jump to.
We see it both ways in parallel.
And i fear they are not.
With gwyneth paltrow john hannah john lynch jeanne tripplehorn.
If not then no amount of shifting back and forth between them can help.
Sliding doors was shown at the 1998 s undance film festival.