Goodbye Gemini

Goodbye Gemini (1970)

In the age of Aquarius the twins Julian & Jackie share everything - Love, men and murder

Unnaturally close, jet-setting twins become enmeshed in the Swinging London scene, where their relationship is strained after they befriend a predatory hustler and his girlfriend.

Date of release
1970-08-06
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Horror
Director
Alan Gibson

Casting

Interesting facts

Goodbye Gemini is a 1970 British psychological horror film directed by Alan Gibson and starring Judy Geeson, Martin Potter, Michael Redgrave, and Alexis Kanner. Based on the novel Ask Agamemnon by Jenni Hall, it concerns a pair of unusually close fraternal twins, Jacki and Julian, discovering Swinging London while home on Spring Break. Their experiences complicate the pair's relationship, which is already strained due to Julian's incestuous fascination with his sister, which he sees as a natural manifestation of what he believes to be the pair's hive-minded nature.

Production

The film was shot on location in London, including a scene at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, providing, per producer Peter Snell and star Judy Geeson in an audio commentary recorded in 2009, a snapshot of the London club scene as it existed at the time. At the time of filming, Geeson was at the height of her career following her role in To Sir With Love (1967) with Sidney Poitier; Sir Michael Redgrave, conversely, was near the end of his career.

The film makes significant divergences from the book, which was highly experimental in nature and involved the use of dream and fantasy sequences written in the style of a Greek tragedy, during which Agamemnon comes to life and interacts with Jacki.

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