Mistaken Identity

What connects these isn't a single genre but a recurring fascination with people who aren't quite who they seem—or who lose track of who they are. Doubles, impostors, swapped roles, and cases of confused selfhood surface again and again, whether played for farce (Big Business, The Stand In, Bad Company), stylish intrigue (Diva, The Canary Murder Case), or something stranger and more existential (Takeshis', The Trial, The Servant). Even the outliers carry a version of it: characters transforming, reinventing themselves, or being mistaken for something they're not, from a priest-turned-dinosaur to a bear mistaken for family.

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