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His films obsessively explore identity, doubling, and the uncanny resemblance between bodies and their transformations, particularly in works like 'Dead Ringers' and 'Crimes of the Future'.

He repeatedly examined mistaken identity and lookalike confusion in films like 'The Bride Wore Black' and 'Confidentially Yours', treating the theme with both suspense and romantic ambiguity.

His exploration of doubling, role-playing, and interchangeable identities within society and cinema itself reaches philosophical depths, especially in 'The Third Generation' and his reflective works on performance.