''Deeper and Deeper'' is a 2010 American erotic

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written by

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and directed by

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filmmaker Mariusz Kotowski.

Plot

When bank teller Ryan (

David Lago David Scott Lago (; born January 18, 1979, in Downey, California) is a Cuban-American actor. He is best known for playing '' Raul Guittierez'' on ''The Young and the Restless'' from 1999 to 2004. He has also had a recurring role as Jeremy on '' ...

) meets beautiful but icy business executive Angelica (LisaMarie Lamendola) he becomes instantly infatuated with her. He stumbles upon the perfect opportunity to spy on her when he is hired by Dolores (

) as a part-time maintenance man and moves into an apartment across the street from Angelica. He uses his position and his apartment's view to start spying on her, and slowly inserts himself into Angelica's life. Angelica turns on him and Ryan slits his wrists in the bathtub in despair. When items from Ryan's apartment begin explicitly appearing in Angelica's apartment, Dolores becomes suspicious of Angelica, especially when Angelica visits the apartment building and produces a memento from Dolores' late son.

Cast

as Ryan *

as Dolores *LisaMarie Lamendola as Angelica *Drew Waters as John *Jennifer Finley as Jenny *Ashley Rene-Hallford as Devin *John Finan as Mr. Collins *Sydney Barrosse as Robyn *Kristi Jennings as Elena *Ben Leffler as Matthew *Mamie Meek as Mrs. Jenkins *Karl Kabler as The Concierge

Background

Mariusz Kotowski first met

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when researching locations in

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, and while visiting

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searching for a narrator for the film '' Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema''. Their meeting eventually led to Kotowski and Williams partnering to create ''Deeper and Deeper''. Casting began in April 2008 for a planned 4-week shoot. The film's lead actor is

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-winning actor

, who is best known for playing the character Raul Guittierez in the daytime soap opera ''

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'' and for his recurring role in the family drama

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'' 7th Heaven''. Kotowski's previous directorial credits include the narrative Holocaust film '' Esther's Diary'' and '' Pola Negri: Life is a Dream in Cinema'', a biographical documentary about the life of

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star

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Release and recognition

''Deeper and Deeper'' premiered on April 26, 2010 at the Eleventh Annual

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. The film received its debut screening in

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at the Violet Crown Cinema on June 20, 2011. The film was nominated for Best Director ( Mariusz Kotowski), Best Actor (

, Best Screenplay (

), and Best Actress (LisaMarie Lamendola) at The World Music & Independent Film Festival, won Best Actor (

) and received Honorable Mention for best Narrative Film at the Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, won First Place for best Suspense Thriller at the International Indie Gathering, and won bronze medal for Dramatic Feature in the 2010 JamFest Indie Film Festival Awards. In 2010, ''Deeper and Deeper'' also won an Accolade Competition Award of Merit, an Indie Fest Award of Merit, and a Platinum EMPixx Award. The film since also been screened at the Bare Bones Festival and the 16th Annual Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival in

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Awards and nominations

* 2010, Won 'Best Actor' for David Lago at Los Angeles Reel Film Festival * 2010, Won 'Honorable Mention' for 'Best Narrative Film' at Los Angeles Reel Film Festival * 2010, Won First Place for 'Best Suspense Thriller' at International Indie Gathering * 2010, Won bronze medal for 'Dramatic Feature' at JamFest Indie Film Festival * 2010, Won 'Award of Merit' at Accolade Competition * 2010, Won 'Award of Merit' at Indie Fest * 2010, Won 'Platinum Award' at EMPixx Awards * 2010, Nomination for 'Best Director' for Mariusz Kotowski at World Music & Independent Film Festival * 2010, Nomination for 'Best Actor' for David Lago at World Music & Independent Film Festival * 2010, Nomination for 'Best Screenplay' for Cyndi Williams at World Music & Independent Film Festival * 2010, Nomination for 'Best Actress' for LisaMarie Lamendola at World Music & Independent Film Festival

Soundtrack

''Deeper and Deeper'' features an

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, and

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score largely composed and conducted by Rick DeJonge. In addition to the DeJonge-composed instrumental tracks, the soundtrack features four vocal tracks. Two, "Mister Stevens" and "Champagne, Champagne," feature jazz vocalist Mandy Lauderdale, who is best known for appearing in

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show '' Temptation Island'' and on

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's ''

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''. The other two, "I Am a Dangerous Woman" and a vocal version of the ''Deeper and Deeper'' theme song, are performed by Sydney Barrosse, who appears in the

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for the vocal version of the ''Deeper and Deeper'' theme. Barrosse also appears as an actress in the film, playing Robyn, Angelica's business partner.

References

External links

* * {{Official website, http://www.deeperanddeepermovie.com/
''Deeper and Deeper'' in Polish Film Festival of Los Angeles Film Gallery
2010 films 2010 psychological thriller films 2010s English-language films American psychological thriller films English-language thriller films