Double Take

GOMA's Australian Cinémathèque is set to unsettle and beguile audiences with Double Take, a spine-tingling new program exploring cinematic portrayals of doppelgängers, look-alikes and the uncanny, from May 1 to July 1. 

From duplicitous imposters and conniving clones to inseparable twins and oneiric obsession, ‘Double Take’ explores the many ways cinema has grappled with the double over the decades.

Audiences will encounter a rich spectrum of genres from paranoid thrillers and fantastical dramas to hair-raising horrors and riotous comedies with a program featuring over 50 films presented from rare archival prints to new digital restorations. 

Featured films include David Lynch’s mind-bending mysteries Lost Highway 1997 and Mulholland Drive 2001, Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece of obsession Vertigo 1958, John Carpenter’s icy shocker The Thing 1982, Ingmar Bergman’s modernist classic Persona 1966 and David Cronenberg’s diabolical twin drama Dead Ringers 1988.

The program also features the Queensland-premiere screening of Mark Jenkin’s acclaimed Rose of Nevada 2025, starring George MacKay and Callum Turner, fresh from its debut at the Venice Film Festival. 

Double Take tickets: Adult: $10; Concession/Student: $9; QAGOMA Member: $8

On Friday 12 June, two silent masterworks of obsession and jealousy will come to life with live accompaniment by experimental musician Yuri Johnson. French cinema pioneer Louis Feuillade's Erreur tragique (1913) and Russian filmmaker Yevgeni Bauer's captivating melodrama Daydreams (1915) screen together in this atmospheric double bill.

Live Music & Film Tickets: Adult: $20; Concession/Student: $18; QAGOMA Member: $16

Good to know - Curated by Robert Hughes, 'Double Take' offers audience a rare opportunity to explore one of cinema’s most enduring preoccupations.

Need to know – the Box Office opens one hour prior to screenings. Stock up on snacks and refreshments from the candy bar before you take your seat.

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Captions top to bottom:

Production still from Dead Ringers 1988 / Director: David Cronenberg / Image courtesy: Park Circus

Production still from Persona 1966 / Director: Ingmar Bergman / Image courtesy: Janus Films 

Production still from Mulholland Drive 2001 / Director: David Lynch / Image courtesy: StudioCanal Australia

Production still from The Thing 1982 / Director: John Carpenter / Image courtesy: Universal Pictures Australia

Production still from Rose of Nevada 2025 / Director: Mark Jenkin / Image courtesy: Madman Entertainment