Characters who usurp identities, others who transform themselves, lookalikes, schizophrenics: all ideas that obsess the world of film and feed all sorts of different genres.
The question of the double gives rise all sorts of fascinating issues in terms of directing. How can the Other be represented, and should they be? Is everything going on only in my characters’ minds or is it a genuine emanation of reality? That is what we get in Shining or Donnie Darko.
But if the “I” is double, who then am I? Every time it shows how a single, unique identity is questioned in a metaphysical hall of mirrors. Psychoanalysis is also present in films such as Persona, Welcome to Gattaca or Mr. Klein.
Being double also creates the possibility of living another life, reinventing yourself as you wish. The case of some super-hero films, or of Daniel, the young delinquent in Corpus Christi who dreams of becoming a priest.
A panorama of some particularly inspiring cinematographic doubles and an opportunity to rediscover some great classics, most of them in sumptuously restored copies!

A programme of short films concocted by Benshi and recommended for ages 5 and up Crazy and inventive films that show that the doubling of characters on screen can give rise to funny and burlesque situations!