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CINEMATIC TWINS IN RABBIT AND THAT’S NOT ME
IDENTICAL TWINS HAVE LONG FASCINATED HUMANITY, SO IT’S UN-
SURPRISING THAT THEY’RE FREQUENTLY FEATURED IN CINEMATIC
WORKS ACROSS A RANGE OF GENRES. WITH REFERENCE TO LACANIAN
IDEAS, GABRIELLE O’BRIEN EXPLORES HOW THE USE OF THE TWIN
TROPE CAPTURES THE THEMES OF DISPLACEMENT AND DEFICIENCY
IN HORROR/THRILLER RABBIT AND COMEDY THAT’S NOT ME.
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