Double trouble for women in Ozon's psychopathic twin tale
One of the twins comforts Chloé in 'Double Lover' By Moira Sullivan Double Lover premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May, a narrative by François Ozon starring Jérémie Renier who doubles as twins and Marine Vacth as his lover. In the space of 30 years two films with the same premise based on novels written by women have captured the public imagination. As Godard says, we don’t create for ourselves but for consumers. Since one of the twins is a misogynist and psychopath and the other "a kind of nice guy", were these two novels trying to create a perfect man by taking the bad boy out? Two famous male directors have selected this theme, "twins" – one from Canada and the other from France who are delighted that there is a bad boy to be discovered which makes for a perfect thriller. It does not matter that women are deceived, intimidated and physically assaulted, it’s part of why this kind of suspense thriller works. But is it a film that you ...