Two of Us (2019 film)

Two of Us
Two of Us
	Film poster
Directed by	Filippo Meneghetti
Written by	Filippo Meneghetti; Malysone Bovorasmy
Produced by	Pierre Emmanuel Fleurantin; Laurent Baujard
Starring	Barbara Sukowa; Martine Chevallier
Release dates	7 September 2019 (TIFF); 12 February 2020 (France);
Running time	91 minutes
Countries	France; Belgium; Luxembourg
Languages	French; German
Box office	$344.300

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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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]

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Barbara Sukowa as Nina Dorn
Martine Chevallier as Madeleine Girard
Léa Drucker as Anne
Jérôme Varanfrain as Frédéric
Muriel Bénazéraf as Muriel
Augustin Reynes as Théo

Reception[edit]

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]

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Two of Us at IMDb

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[1] "Two of Us". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

[France-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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v t e French submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
1948–1960	Monsieur Vincent (1948) The Walls of Malapaga (1950) Forbidden Games (1952) Gervaise (1956) Gates of Paris (1957) My Uncle (1958) Black Orpheus (1959) La Vérité (1960)
1961–1980	Last Year at Marienbad (1961) Sundays and Cybèle (1962) The Fire Within (1963) The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) Pierrot le Fou (1965) A Man and a Woman (1966) Live for Life (1967) Stolen Kisses (1968) My Night with Maud (1969) Hoa-Binh (1970) Ramparts of Clay (1971) The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) Day for Night (1973) Lacombe, Lucien (1974) India Song (1975) Cousin, cousine (1976) Madame Rosa (1977) Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978) A Simple Story (1979) The Last Metro (1980)
1981–2000	Diva (1981) Coup de Torchon (1982) Entre Nous (1983) So Long, Stooge (1984) Three Men and a Cradle (1985) Betty Blue (1986) Au revoir les enfants (1987) La Lectrice (1988) Camille Claudel (1989) Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) Van Gogh (1991) Indochine (1992) Germinal (1993) Wild Reeds (1994) French Twist (1995) Ridicule (1996) Western (1997) The Dreamlife of Angels (1998) East/West (1999) The Taste of Others (2000)
2001–present	Amélie (2001) 8 Women (2002) Bon Voyage (2003) The Chorus (2004) Joyeux Noël (2005) Avenue Montaigne (2006) Persepolis (2007) The Class (2008) A Prophet (2009) Of Gods and Men (2010) Declaration of War (2011) The Intouchables (2012) Renoir (2013) Saint Laurent (2014) Mustang (2015) Elle (2016) BPM (Beats per Minute) (2017) Memoir of War (2018) Les Misérables (2019) Two of Us (2020) Titane (2021) Saint Omer (2022) The Taste of Things (2023)

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