''Two of Us'' () is a 2019 French
romantic drama film
Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...
directed by
Filippo Meneghetti. It was selected as the French entry for the
Best International Feature Film at the
93rd Academy Awards
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,
making the shortlist of fifteen films.
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.
Cast
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Barbara Sukowa as Nina Dorn
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Martine Chevallier as Madeleine Girard
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Léa Drucker
Léa Drucker (born 23 January 1972) is a French actress. She played Catherine Durand in the French-British television series '' War of the Worlds''. She won the César Award for Best Actress in 2019 for her role in the film '' Custody''.
Early ...
as Anne
* Jérôme Varanfrain as Frédéric
* Muriel Bénazéraf as Muriel
* Augustin Reynes as Théo
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes
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gives the film approval rating based on 101 reviews, with an average rating of . 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." According to
Metacritic
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, which sampled 20 critics and calculated a
weighted average score of 82 out of 100, the film received "universal acclaim".
See also
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List of submissions to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
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List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
External links
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2019 films
2019 drama films
2019 romantic drama films
2010s French-language films
2019 LGBTQ-related films
Belgian LGBTQ-related films
Fictional LGBTQ couples
French drama films
French LGBTQ-related films
2010s German-language films
Lesbian-related films
Luxembourgian LGBTQ-related films
LGBTQ-related romantic drama films
2019 multilingual films
Belgian multilingual films
French multilingual films
2010s French films
French romantic drama films
Belgian romantic drama films
Luxembourgian romantic drama films
Films featuring a Best Actress Lumières Award–winning performance
Best First Feature Film César Award winners
2010s Belgian films
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