The legend of the doppelganger has always fascinated me, but I don't think it has been explored enough in films. Do any of you have any recommendations?
(Not interested in sci-fi films about cloning)
There is a movie called Doppelganger, which stars Drew Barrymore. I saw it a long time ago, and can't really remember if I liked it or not. But it's definitely about a doppelganger.
shareI saw Drew Barrymore's "Doppelganger". Even though I haven't seen most of the comedic or romantic movies in which she has starred, in my opinion, "Doppelganger" should probably be omitted from her curriculum vitae.
There is also a more recent Japanese movie by the same title, but the story is different. I haven't seen that one, but from what I've read, it seems to be of much better quality.
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A definate for doppelganger stuff is a few Lynch films maybe such as Mulholland Drive or the more relevant Lost Highway which is all to do with alter-egos. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me has a few moments of doppelganger action however don't watch it before you've seen the TV Series is my suggestion :)
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Check out Andrzej Zulawski's Possession.
shareDead Ringers, by David Cronenberg.
shareThe "Double First" episode from Believe Nothing, where Adonis Cnut is being framed for a murder which his evil clone commited. This episode has the typical dilemma: Who's the clone and who's the real one. Well, the clone has no d**k.
Albumen: So your clone murdered professor Brimsley?
Adonis: Yes, so I get the blame. You've got to find him before he leaves the country.
Albumen: Okay Sir...what does he look like?
(Adonis stares at him)
In case you didn't get it, it's a comedy series.
there's one Asian flick dealing with Doppelganger.
I think that international title for this is simply "Doppelganger"
it's made after 2000...
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The ultimate film that deals with a doopelganger is 'the man who haunted himself' starring the great roger moore in probably the only film in which he actually trys to act. :)
shareI don't know of many films but you could try reading "William Wilson" by Edgar Allan Poe.
share"identity" a 2003 movie starring ray liotta and john cusack, very good movie
shareHitchcock's Vertigo, obviously; also Kiesliewski's The Double Life of Veronique
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Strangers on a Train should definitely be mentioned here.
Not doppelganger, per se, but the whole nature of duality has never seen a more thorough working-through.
(By the way, did anyone else notice the use of Elvis in the soundtrack as it relates to the whole twin issue? It was a nice touch...)
MOVIES:
MirrorMask
The Lake (1998)
Nightmare Street
The Broken (2008)
Dark Mirror (2007)
The Man Who Haunted Himself
Sprits of the Dead, "William Wilson" segment
Doppelganger w/Drew Barrymore~very bizarre, thus must be mentioned again
TV episodes:
Twilight Zone, "Mirror Image"
The Twilight Zone, "Shatterday"
Monsters, "All in a Day's Work"
Hammer House of Horror "The Two Faces of Evil"
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, "The Case of Mr. Pelham"
~~MystMoonstruck~~
How about Army of Darkness? Does that count?
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