The director of the film is the French geek François Ougon, known as "the most beautiful director in the history of French film", he is not only handsome, but also brilliant in film. His works are always based on the exploration of human desire and morality. The style is black and humorous, with a taste of psychoanalysis.
"Double-sided Lover" is a bolder attempt by Ou Rong. The film has a breakthrough in the choice of themes and shooting techniques. With this film Ou Rong was shortlisted for the third time in the Cannes Main Competition.
The film has a beginning that has never been seen in film history. A clean female sex organ is shown in the lens, like an open flower, and then the outline of the flower and the female eye gradually overlap.
The director explained the theme of the film through the first shot of the film: the lower body is a metaphor of lust, and the eyes are the window of the soul, so desire comes from his own heart.
The title of the film "Double-faced Lovers" is a pun. It refers to the twins Paul and Louis, but also can be understood as the two personalities in the body of the heroine Chloe.
Director Ou Rong used his passion for psychoanalysis and suspenseful narratives, coupled with obsessive-compulsive photography composition, to shoot an extramarital affair story with a sense of reality and fantasy.
Generally speaking, "Double Lover" is a typical European-style film. Maybe you don't recognize the three views of the film, but it is undeniable that the film is "good-looking".
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