Having been celebrated for so long in thrillers, commercials and magic shows, six sets of identical twins describe their struggle to establish a sense of identity. Inherent in their stories are profound philosophical questions for all of us, about nature and nurture and how we are, who we are. The film attracted an audience of over four million when it was first shown.
Director/Producer – Rebecca Frayn
Middlemarch Films for Channel 4
“A pattern piece of film-making. Some parts were horribly moving, others pure high comedy. Each one a wonderfully unfinished untwisted short story in itself - leaving us to brood and wonder and draw our own conclusions.”
Claudia Fitz Herbert -The Telegraph
“The photography of 'Identical Twins' was sumptuous and dreamy.”
Lyn Truss - The Times
“The film is an elegiac, beautifully constructed one.”
Alkarim Jiavani -Time Out
“An excellent Rebecca Frayn film, nicely crafted...”
Mark Lawson - The Guardian
“Moving and intriguing, a warm and compassionate film. The dancing Cox twins joined by their surviving wife was a coup de theatre which might of its own, qualify Rebecca Frayn for an award.”
Peter Bradshaw - The Evening Standard