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- 1988
- David Cronenberg
- 110 mins
- 18
Summary
Psychological thriller from David Cronenberg, starring Jeremy Irons and Geneviève Bujold. Beverly and Elliot Mantle are brilliant identical twins who run a fertility clinic in Toronto. When they both become involved with the same patient, their lives take a strange and horrific turn.
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Tony Sloman
This finely wrought urban horror tale from director David Cronenberg was inspired by the true story of identical twin gynaecologists who worked at the New York Hospital during the 1970s. Here, with the setting transposed to Toronto, Jeremy Irons expertly plays both Beverly and Elliot Mantle, with Geneviève Bujold as the internationally famous but infertile actress who, quite literally, can't choose between them. At the time, Cronenberg was better known for more gory offerings like Videodrome and the 1986 remake of The Fly, but here he demonstrates a uniquely distressing and subtle talent, and the result is enough to put you off visiting fertility clinics for ever.
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Cast
rolenameBeverly / Elliot MantleJeremy IronsClaire NiveauGeneviève BujoldDr Cary WeilerHeidi Von PalleskeDanutaBarbara GordonLauraShirley DouglasAnders WolleckStephen LackLeoNick NicholsArleneLynne CormackBirchallDamir AndreiMrs BookmanMiriam NewhouseSuperintendentDavid Hughes (4)Dean of MedicineRichard Farrell
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rolenameDirectorDavid Cronenberg
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Theatrical distributor
Rank Film Dists Ltd
Released on
1989-01-06
Languages
English
Guidance
Contains violence, swearing, drug abuse, a sex scene and nudity.
Available on
video and DVD
Formats
Colour
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