First Official Image & Synopsis For Two Faces Of January

Did you enjoy the stylish look of Drive? Well take that style transport it back to the 1960’s ala Mad Men get Drive writer Hossein Amini to direct and what you get is the very stylish looking Two Faces Of January. We’ve just been sent the official first image (see above) for the international thriller starring Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst and Drive star Oscar Issac, a film based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith.

Production for the film started yesterday so what better way to announce everything by releasing the film’s first image along with the synopsis too. Anything with Viggo Mortensen is worthy of your attention his past few films overall maybe questionable however his own performance is always top notch.

Here’s the official synopsis:

1962. A glamorous American couple, the charismatic CHESTER MACFARLAND (Mortensen) and his alluring younger wife COLETTE (Dunst), arrive in Athens by boat via the Corinthian Canal. While sightseeing at the Acropolis they encounter RYDAL (Isaac), a young, Greek-speaking American who is working as a tour guide, scamming tourists on the side. Drawn to Colette’s beauty and impressed by Chester’s wealth and sophistication, Rydal gladly accepts their invitation to dinner.

However, all is not as it seems with the MacFarlands and Chester’s affable exterior hides darker secrets. When Rydal visits the couple at their exclusive hotel, Chester presses him to help move the body of a seemingly unconscious man who he claims attacked him. In the moment, Rydal agrees but as events take a more sinister turn he finds himself compromised and unable to pull himself free. His increasing infatuation with the vulnerable and responsive Colette gives rise to Chester’s jealousy and paranoia, leading to a tense and dangerous battle of wits between the two men. Their journey takes them from Greece to Turkey, and to a dramatic finale played out in the back alleys of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar.

No exact word on when this film will be released but do expect to see Two Faces Of January late 2013 or early 2014.