Two of Us (2019 film)

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Two of Us
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Directed by Filippo Meneghetti
Written byFilippo Meneghetti
Malysone Bovorasmy
Produced byPierre Emmanuel Fleurantin
Laurent Baujard
Starring Barbara Sukowa
Martine Chevallier
Release dates
  • 7 September 2019 (2019-09-07)(TIFF)
  • 12 February 2020 (2020-02-12)(France)
Running time
91 minutes
CountriesFrance
Belgium
Luxembourg
LanguagesFrench
German
Box office$344.300 [1]

Two of Us (French : Deux) is a 2019 French romantic drama film directed by Filippo Meneghetti. It was selected as the French entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, [2] making the shortlist of fifteen films. [3]

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Plot

Two elderly women, who are neighbours, have also been lovers for decades, and plan to move to Rome. Things go wrong when one of them has a stroke and becomes mute and paralyzed, and is unable to tell her family the truth about her relationship. [4]

Cast

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 98% approval rating based on 101 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "A remarkable feature debut for director/co-writer Filippo Meneghetti, Two of Us tells a deceptively complex love story while presenting a rich acting showcase for its three leads." [5] According to Metacritic, which sampled 20 critics and calculated a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, the film received "universal acclaim". [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Two of Us". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (19 November 2020). "Filippo Meneghetti's 'Two of Us' to Represent France in Oscar Race". Variety. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Davis, Clayton (9 February 2021). "Oscars Shortlists Announced in Nine Categories". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "'Two of Us' ('Deux'): Film Review TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Two of Us (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Two of Us Reviews". Metacritic . Red Ventures . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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