Two of Us (2019 film)

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| name = Two of Us

| image = Two of Us (2019 film).jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Filippo Meneghetti

| producer = Pierre Emmanuel Fleurantin
Laurent Baujard

| writer = Filippo Meneghetti
Malysone Bovorasmy

| starring = Barbara Sukowa
Martine Chevallier

| cinematography =

| editing =

| studio =

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|2019|9|7|TIFF|2020|2|12|France|df=yes}}

| runtime = 91 minutes

| country = France
Belgium
Luxembourg

| language = French
German

| budget =

| gross = $344.300{{cite web|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1433043713/weekend/|title=Two of Us|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=20 February 2021}}

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Two of Us ({{langx|fr|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,{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/two-of-us-oscars-france-filippo-meneghetti-1234836078/ |title=Filippo Meneghetti's 'Two of Us' to Represent France in Oscar Race |work=Variety |first=Elsa |last=Keslassy |date=19 November 2020 |access-date=19 November 2020}} making the shortlist of fifteen films.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/oscars-shortlist-2021-makeup-visual-score-song-international-documentary-1234904174/ |title=Oscars Shortlists Announced in Nine Categories |work=Variety |first=Clayton |last=Davis |date=9 February 2021 |access-date=10 February 2021}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/two-of-us-tiff-2019-1238870 |title='Two of Us' ('Deux'): Film Review TIFF 2019 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=11 September 2019 |access-date=19 November 2020}}

Cast

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

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film {{a or an|{{RT data|score}}}} approval rating based on 101 reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. 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."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/two_of_us|title=Two of Us (2019)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}} According to Metacritic, which sampled 20 critics and calculated a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, the film received "universal acclaim".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/two-of-us|title=Two of Us Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=Red Ventures|access-date=6 February 2021}}