Dead Ringers (1988)

Dead Ringers (1988) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Fantasporto Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
116 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1988 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
David Cronenberg

Written By:
Bari Wood
Jack Geasland

Actors:
Jeremy Irons ..... Beverly Mantle/Elliot Mantle
Genevieve Bujold ..... Claire Niveau
Heidi von Palleske ..... Cary
Barbara Gordon ..... Danuta
Shirley Douglas ..... Laura
Stephen Lack ..... Anders Wolleck
Nick Nichols ..... Leo
Lynne Cormack ..... Arlene
Damir Andrei ..... Birchall
Miriam Newhouse ..... Mrs. Bookman
David Hughes ..... Superintendent
Richard W. Farrell ..... Dean of Medicine (as Richard Farrell)
Warren Davis ..... Anatomy Class Supervisor
Jonathan Haley ..... Beverly, Age 9
Nicholas Haley ..... Elliot, Age 9

Synopsis:

Beverly and Elliot Mantle are identical twin brothers who work in a joint practice as award winning research and practicing gynecologists. They both have been fascinated with the female reproductive system since they were children. Despite being physically identical, they are extreme opposites in personality, Elliot being the extrovert, Beverly the introvert. As such, they live a symbiotic life, with one's strength being the other's weakness, both personally and professionally. The two brothers, under the guise of being Beverly alone, begin a sexual relationship with visiting actress Claire Niveau, who comes to see Beverly professionally about a physical abnormality which may prevent her from being able to conceive. Claire is unaware that Beverly has a twin brother let alone that she has had sex with him. When Claire finds out, she is initially disgusted but continues to have a relationship solely with Beverly. Beverly's growing obsession with Claire and her physical abnormality ultimately shows how symbiotic and intertwined the brothers' live are and the fact that one can't live without the other.

The Mantle brothers are both doctors - both gynecologists - and identical twins. Mentally however, one of them is more confident than the other, and always manages to seduce the women he meets. When he's tired of his current partner, she is passed on to the other brother - without her knowing. Everything runs smoothly, until an actress visits their clinic, and the shy brother is the first to fall in love. Will they be able to 'share' her?

Twin gynecologists take full advantage of the fact that nobody can tell them apart, until their relationship begins to deteriorate over a woman.

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