Two bodies. Two minds. One soul. In one of David Cronenberg’s best and most disturbing films, the lives of identical twin gynecologists (each played by Jeremy Irons) are disrupted when a beautiful woman (Bujold) enters their lives, throwing their relationship out of balance.
Kinky, bloody, and allaround gruesome, Dead Ringers is a complex relationship story, an intense psychological drama and a masterpiece of body-horror that puts a deadly spin on hopeless love and loss.
“A stylistic tour de force.” — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Director
David Cronenberg
A Companion of the Order of Canada, Cronenberg is a legendary filmmaker and pioneer of the body horror genre. His directing credits include iconic films such as Scanners, Dead Ringers, Videodrome, and Crash, for which he won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. He also directed eXistenZ, Crimes of the Future, The Shrouds, and others. He has won over 80 awards, including the Golden Coach at Cannes, and lifetime achievement awards from TIFF and the DGC.
Writers
David Cronenberg, Norman Snider, Bari Wood, Jack Geasland
Cast
Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske
Producer
Marc Boyman
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Interests
Cult & Offbeat Cinema, Literary Adaptation
Original Language
English