Two Lions in the Sun

Two Lions in the Sun
Directed by	Claude Faraldo
Screenplay by	Claude Faraldo
Starring	Jean-François Stévenin
Cinematography	Bernard Lutic
Edited by	Dominique Galliéni
Music by	Albert Marcœur François Ovide
Release date	1980 (1980)
Language	French

Two Lions in the Sun (French : Deux Lions au soleil) is a 1980 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Claude Faraldo. It was entered into the main competition at the 37th Venice International Film Festival.

Cast

• Jean-François Stévenin as Paul
• Jean-Pierre Sentier as René
• Catherine Lachens as Babette
• Jean-Pierre Tailhade as Volviste
• Martine Sarcey as the woman in the park
• Michel Robin as the man in the park
• Valérie Kling as Mireille
• Alain Doutey as the bank manager
• Jeanne Herviale as the landlady

Release

The film entered the main competition at the 37th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Officina Veneziana sidebar. ^[1]

Reception

A contemporary Variety review described the film as a "sometimes strained, sometimes touching tale" that has "intensity of mood" and an "offbeat treatment and subject". ^[2] Stefano Reggiani from La Stampa also praised the film, "a finely crafted story, full of subtlety, a parable marked by the urgency of reality." ^[3]

References

1. "Sotto il segno del Leone". Corriere della Sera . 28 August 1980. p. 3.
2. Mosk. (3 September 1980). "Deux Lions Au Soleil - Two Lions in the Sun". Variety Film Reviews , Vol. 15. Bowker. p. 575. ISBN   978-0-8352-2795-7.
3. Reggiani, Stefano (1 September 1980). "L'incontinenza di Fassbinder". La Stampa . No. 220. p. 7.

External links

• Two Lions in the Sun at IMDb