As we discovered, doubles, mirrors, and dubious impersonations can be found in nearly every era and genre of cinema, with the trope generating an apparently endless variety of themes, narrative forms, and interpretations.
Links & Things: Femme Fatale (Brian De Palma, 2002) Body Double (Brian De Palma, 1984) Sisters (Brian De Palma, 1973) Madhumati (Bimal Roy, 1958) Phoenix (Christian Petzold, 2014) Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) Chaal Baaz (Pankaj Parashar, 1989) Desperately Seeking Susan (Susan Seidelman, 1985) Here Comes Mr. Jordan (Alexander Hall, 1941) Heaven Can Wait (Warren Beatty, 1978) Down to Earth (Chris and Paul Weitz, 2001) Peppermint Frappé (Carlos Saura, 1967) Cría Cuervos (Carlos Saura, 1976) That Obscure Object of Desire (Luis Buñuel, 1977)
