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Dead Ringers (1988)
Directed by David Cronenberg
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Overview
Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire, but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.
Rated R | Length 115 minutes
Actors
Jeremy Irons | Geneviève Bujold | Heidi von Palleske | Barbara Gordon | Shirley Douglas | Stephen Lack | Nick Nichols | Lynne Cormack | Damir Andrei | Miriam Newhouse | David Hughes | Richard W. Farrell | Warren Davis | Marsha Moreau | Denis Akiyama | Dee McCafferty | Jane Luk | Jill Hennessy | David Cronenberg | Bob Bainborough | Jacqueline Hennessy | Jonathan Haley | Nicholas Haley | Susan Markle | Murray Cruchley | Tita Trevisan | David Walden | Liliane Stillwell | Denise McLeod | Nicholas Rice | Joe Matheson | Hadley Kay | Cynthia Eastman | Nora Colpman | Rena Polley | Madeleine Atkinson | John Bayliss | Graham Evans | Alan Gough | Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio | Julian-Peter Marcantonio | Greg Van Riel
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/02/2021 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen this. It definitely stands as a film that marks Cronenberg’s movie into films that aren’t as explicitly horror on the face of it, even though it still finds him exploring the concept of body horror. With the exception of a few scenes, that exploration is more psychological than physical in this case.
Jeremy Irons gives riveting performances as both twins and the deft editing and cinematography reinforce the conceit that we’re really watching two actors play two different roles.
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