Bilkent Cinematics returns with a brand-new line-up of movies for the Spring, kicking things off on Thursday, February 4 with a screening of David Cronenberg\u2019s masterful and horrifying Dead Ringers.<\/p>\n
Produced in 1988, Cronenberg\u2019s movie tells the story of a demented relationship between twin gynecologists\u2014both played by British great Jeremy Irons\u2014and their increasingly disturbing medical practises. Even by today\u2019s standards, the film is considered a technological achievement for its advanced use of techniques like split screen, and part of the fun of the movie is seeing how effortlessly Jeremy Irons acts with himself. It\u2019s surely a \u201cstylistic tour de force,\u201d as critic Roger Ebert put it, and New York Times critic Janet Maslin insisted it showed Cronenberg as \u201ca master of body-related horrific fantasy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Still, Dead Ringers is hated by many for what is viewed as Cronenberg\u2019s blatant misogyny; others see it as a clever attack on male hatred for women. Certainly the best approach is to come and judge for yourself.<\/p>\n
Dead Ringers screens on Thursday, Feb. 4, 6.30 p.m., in FFB-05. As always, lively discussion will follow the screening, and junk food and great prizes will be offered. Everyone is welcome.<\/p>\n
For more information about Bilkent Cinematics, please contact Hossein Dabir at dabir@bilkent.edu.tr and visit our Facebook page:<\/p>\n