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.
Acting
Irons' dual performance remains unmatched in cinema history.
Direction
Cronenberg's most restrained horror—surgical precision, zero gore waste.
Production
Those grotesque gynecological tools were real medical antiques.
Director
David Cronenberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cronenberg hired nobody for months until Irons accepted—then built the entire dual performance around his specific micro-expressions.
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