The trailer for Alice Lowe’s Timestalker has it all: dildos, reincarnation, a very cute cat, perms, fate, heart-shaped wigs, a seemingly evil Nick Frost—okay, so this is a very specific definition of “it all.” But if the idea of a loopy, wry British comedy about reincarnation and love is your jam, this trailer is about as charming as possible.
Lowe writes, directs, and stars in the film, the summary of which doesn’t quite do it justice:
Follow hapless heroine Agnes (Alice Lowe) through time as she repeatedly falls for the wrong guy, dies a grim death, and is reincarnated a century later, before meeting him again and starting the cycle anew. It is one story told over many periods, all with the messy thrills and spills that come with daring to follow your heart. Or maybe your loins…
As Agnes reappears through the centuries, her hairstyle changes, but is ever dramatic; her willingness to die for the wrong guy (Aneurin Barnard) shifts until she tries to convince him it’s his turn to kick the bucket (“It doesn’t hurt that much … That’s a lie, it does really, really hurt”). The people around her seem to recur as well, from a shouty Nick Frost to an amused and/or nauseated Jacob Anderson.
Lowe’s work as an actress goes back to the beloved cult series Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace; she also wrote and starred in Sightseers, and wrote, directed, and starred in Prevenge.
Timestalker, tragically, does not yet have a US release date.