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''Goodbye Gemini'' (aka ''Twinsanity'') is a 1970 British thriller starring Judy Geeson and Martin Potter. Directed by Alan Gibson, it was based on the novel ''Ask Agamemnon'' by Jenni Hall.〔(Goodbye Gemini (1970) « | Britmovie | Home of British Films )〕 ==Plot== Jacki (Geeson) and Julian (Potter) Dewar, a pair of fraternal twins, arrive via bus to London; home from university on Spring break, while their father is in Mexico on business. The twins quickly set about indulging themselves in the pleasures afforded them by their father's estate, much to the chagrin of their housekeeper, Mrs. McLaren. When Mrs. McLaren threatens to upset their carefree life by imposing order upon it, they trip her down the stairs and stage it as an accident. Jacki and Julian launch themselves into London's underground party scene, clubbing at strip bars, accompanied by Jacki's teddy bear, Agamemnon, whom the twins address as a father figure. At one club the pair encounter Clive, a small-time pimp who survives by ingratiating himself with the wealthy and well-connected. Clive quickly endears himself to Jacki, while Clive's sometimes girlfriend Denise attempts to befriend Jules—who himself rebuffs her advances in the hope that Jacki will someday reciprocate his incestuous feelings for her. The foursome while away their days clubbing and playing games, as Clive attempts to hide out from Rod Barstowe, a gangster who he owes a several hundred quid gambling debt. Meanwhile, Julian becomes more introverted and aggressive, as he sees Clive as a threat to the bond he shares with Jacki. After Jacki once again rebuffs his advances, Julian goes out for a night with Clive. Seeing an opportunity to make back the money for his debt, Clive plies Julian with whiskey and marijuana and takes him to a brothel. The brothel turns out to be a room in an old hotel where Clive keeps his "Circus"-- transvestites who work as prostitutes for him. On Clive's orders, two of these, Audrey and Myra, beat and anally rape Julian while Clive takes photos. Clive contemplates which of the siblings to approach with the photos in a blackmail attempt. He is forced to rush things, when Barstowe finally tracks him down and issues an ultimatum for his debt. One evening at Julian and Jacki's, Clive beats Julian and forces him to look at photos of the rape. As Clive demands that Julian pay off the debt in exchange for Clive keeping the photos a secret from Jacki, Denise informs Jacki of Clive's plan, telling her that he's done this before—and that if Julian can't come up with the money, Clive will force him into his "Circus." That night, Jacki comforts Julian, telling him that she knows what happened and that their relationship has not changed. The next night, the twins bet a drunken Clive a bottle of whiskey that he can't tell the two of them apart. They ask Clive to leave the room, and then rearrange their father's parlor into a shrine, positioning Agamemnon between a pair of candles and draping themselves in robes made from bedsheets. The twins then blindfold Clive and position him in a chair set up before Agamemnon. When he hesitates in identifying them properly, the twins stab him to death with Jacki's antique Tantō. In the process of Clive's murder, Agamemnon is cut in half; the combined sight of Clive's blood splattered on her and Agamemnon's severed body causes Jacki to suffer a nervous breakdown and she flees, leaving Julian behind. Jacki is discovered semi-catatonic on a dock by London politician James Harrington-Smith, who recognizes her from a party. He takes her in, thinking she's suffering the after-effects of a wild night out. In the middle of the night, a dazed Jacki wanders from the flat and hails a cab, thinking she's going home. At her father's house, she discovers Clive's body and Agamemnon's shredded remnants and runs screaming. The nearby cab driver, hearing the screams, runs into the house. Discovering Clive's body, he phones the police, and the next day a manhunt for the twins is in full force. Jacki returns to James' house and the two have sex. James believes her when she says she has no memory of events surrounding Clive's death, but after lying to the police about her whereabouts, convinces her she'll need to find Julian to clear her name. Her memory jolted by a trip around London to their favorite haunts and by a display of teddy bears identical to Agamemnon, Jacki figures that Julian would have chosen to hide in the last place anyone would think he'd go to—the hotel room where he was raped. Jacki leaves James the address, instructing him to call the police if she isn't back within the hour. At the hotel, Jacki finds Julian, whose mental state is rapidly deteriorating. He blames her for his rape and for Clive's death, saying that if she had believed in the uniqueness of their relationship and paid him the attention he deserved, he'd never have gotten despondent enough to have gone out with Clive. Jacki apologizes and reinforces their special bond, then attempts to tell him that she has to go get supplies to abet their flight from London—reluctant to tell Julian that she's going to stop James from calling the police. Believing that she intends to abandon him, Julian becomes enraged and strangles Jacki. Meanwhile, afraid that he'll face consequences for lying to the police, James ignores Jacki's request to call the authorities and spends the rest of the evening drinking in his flat. Back at the hotel, a distraught Julian blows out the pilot light on the room's heating system and then loosens the gas valve, resulting in a carbon monoxide leak. He seals the room's exits with towels, gathers Jacki in his arms, and lies on the floor cradling her until succumbing to carbon monoxide poisoning. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Goodbye Gemini」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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