Perversity and Poetry: ‘Dead Ringers’
Dead Ringers Written by David Cronenberg and Norman Snider Directed by David Cronenberg Canada/USA, 1988 Director David Cronenberg has no trouble shying away from perversity. Often referred to as the Canadian pioneer of the psycho-sexual “body horror” genre, Cronenberg utilizes visceral special effects such as in The Fly remake, Videodrome and Scanners, while giving us …