The One I Love is a 2014 American surreal comedy thriller[2] film directed by Charlie McDowell and written by Justin Lader, starring Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss.
After asking them to each play a note on a piano, he identifies a disconnection in their relationship and suggests they spend a couple's weekend on a secluded estate.
Ethan discovers this by claiming to leave, but instead entering the guest house and assuming the place of his doppelgänger.
When he asks her what she's making, she replies eggs and bacon; taken aback, Ethan takes a long moment to ponder this before joining her.
[6] Rooney Mara, McDowell's girlfriend (at the time), served as the costume designer, but received credit as Bree Daniel.
[7] Principal photography lasted 15 days, at Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson's house in Ojai, California.
The film's widest release was 82 theaters and it ended up earning $513,447 domestically and $69,817 internationally for a total of $583,264.
[18] Manohla Dargis of The New York Times praised Moss's performance writing, "In The One I Love, she creates a complex portrait of a woman tested by love whose smiles work like a barricade until fissures of feeling break down her last defenses.
"[19] Geoffrey Berkshire of Variety wrote that "Charlie McDowell makes an incredibly assured directorial debut with this smart crowd-pleaser, featuring spectacular performances from Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss.
"[20] Kate Erbland of Film.com praised the film, calling it a "tightly constructed and cleverly designed take on the modern love story".
[21] Cory Everett of IndieWire graded the film B, stating, "It's a very small-scale, unassuming relationship movie (with a heady little twist), but it sneaks up on you.
"[22] However, Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter criticized the film, commenting, "On a moment-to-moment basis, this smoothly made film can be incredibly trying, even annoying, to watch, due to the grueling repetitiveness of the scenes and dialogue and the claustrophobia of the paradoxically beautiful setting.