Where to find it: It's available on HBO Max. If you cannot access HBO Max, feel free to send me a PM here on Dreamwidth and I can help you out.
What is it, in summary?: A David Cronenberg film about identical twin brothers (both played by Jeremy Irons) who run a gynecology clinic. They are highly successful in their field and have perfected their system for success: Ellie writes the papers and makes the speeches, while Beverly does the technical work and collects data. The two of them share everything: accolades, their career, their apartment, and even women. The events of the film are set off by Beverly falling for a patient of theirs, an actress named Claire. It's the first thing that really comes between the twins, threatening to sever their bond, and the film follows how the two of them cope with this new change in the status quo (hint: not very well).
What do you love about it?: The homoeroticism and codependency of it all. The relationship between the twins crosses the line into inappropriate on multiple occasions, and the conclusion of the film illustrates quite starkly how neither of them can live without the other. Plus, it's just a really great horror film--the whole thing has an unsettling, almost stifling aura, befitting of a Cronenberg production, though it's light on the body horror compared to most of his movies.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: Anything and everything exploring the relationship between Beverly and Elliot, from childhood up through the events of the movie--or AUs post canon.
Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): Incestuous overtones, rape by deception, addiction. Medical malpractice in the gynecology field.
Dead Ringers (1988) (Movie)
Dead Ringers (1988)
Media:
Movie
Approx length:
1h 55m
Where to find it:
It's available on HBO Max. If you cannot access HBO Max, feel free to send me a PM here on Dreamwidth and I can help you out.
What is it, in summary?:
A David Cronenberg film about identical twin brothers (both played by Jeremy Irons) who run a gynecology clinic. They are highly successful in their field and have perfected their system for success: Ellie writes the papers and makes the speeches, while Beverly does the technical work and collects data. The two of them share everything: accolades, their career, their apartment, and even women. The events of the film are set off by Beverly falling for a patient of theirs, an actress named Claire. It's the first thing that really comes between the twins, threatening to sever their bond, and the film follows how the two of them cope with this new change in the status quo (hint: not very well).
What do you love about it?:
The homoeroticism and codependency of it all. The relationship between the twins crosses the line into inappropriate on multiple occasions, and the conclusion of the film illustrates quite starkly how neither of them can live without the other. Plus, it's just a really great horror film--the whole thing has an unsettling, almost stifling aura, befitting of a Cronenberg production, though it's light on the body horror compared to most of his movies.
What sort of things are you likely to request for it?:
Anything and everything exploring the relationship between Beverly and Elliot, from childhood up through the events of the movie--or AUs post canon.
Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence):
Incestuous overtones, rape by deception, addiction. Medical malpractice in the gynecology field.