Double Lover (2017)
Figures
Characters
- The character of Chloé Fortin and her shifting identity throughout the film.
Form & technique
- The surreal and graphically impossible visual sequences (e.g., the camera entering Chloé's vagina and emerging from her eye).
- The film's overall narrative structure, which constantly undermines its own reality.
- The film's highly stylized visual aesthetics, including its use of mirrors, split screens, and symmetrical framing.
Tropes
- The twin psychoanalysts, Paul and Louis, as perceived by Chloé. → The Uncanny
- Chloé's psychosomatic stomach pains and the invasive gynecological examinations.
- The final revelation of Chloé's "teratoma," the parasitic twin she absorbed in the womb. → The Abject Borderline
- The binary opposition between the two twins, Paul (gentle, caring) and Louis (aggressive, predatory). → The Fragile Alpha
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