The ever-inventive Francois Ozon tells a strange psychosexual tale in 'L'Amant Double', as a woman becomes obsessed with the idea that her lover might have an (evil) twin brother. The story soon grows barely credible, although there are definite hints that all might not actually be as it seems, and the eventual resolution is satisfactory. What I couldn't do here was really relate to any of the characters, while aspects of the movie had a purient feel (a sharp contrast to the very chaste 'Frantz', the last movie of Ozon's I watched). One wonders if the story would have worked at all with a less attractive actress in the leading role.
Review of Double Lover
