Two of Us (Deux) .

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#TwoOfUs (#Deux)

Wonderful, just simply wonderful! An unlikely blend of comedy, drama, family dysfunction, thriller, romance, ultimately, a deeply moving story about two people that proves startlingly universal.

I cannot believe this is Meneghetti's first film😲! The kid has such tonal control, even while juggling so many different tones (especially, the "thriller" aspect, in fact, you could probably "remix" the entire thing into a #Relic-esque allegorical[?/metaphorical?🧐] horror!).

Production design(that tells a story), the surprising score, and especially the tremendous camerawork: at times swoony-romantic, at times deliberative-creepy zooms…man, that shot at the kitchen table👏!

The cast is great, from the caregiver(congrats to the actor for creating such a 3-D hateable character😏!), the hesitant daughter, but, my goodness, the two leads👍! The quietly dignified, strong Chevallier(doing great work with her…well, you'll see, but she doesn't overplay, at all), and the irrepressible, unbowed Sukowa, doing incredible work in her second language, no less…#Oscars for 'em both!

Don't dwell too hard on the plot mechanics, just go with the flow, all building up to that ending, boy that ending…talk about a Chazelle-esque sticking-the-landing…my allergies!

PS. Now I have *that* song stuck in my head! "La terra, la terra…"










[Spoiler Alert!] So…okay, I'm spitballin' here, but her affliction, is it a metaphor(?/allegory🧐?) about how, when you get to a certain age, and if you don't fit societal norms, you lose all agency in your life, firm or, uh, infirm? Like I said, spitballin' - talk amongst yourselves!

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#FilippoMeneghetti #AurelienMarra #LaurieColson #MicheleMenini
#BarbaraSukowa #MartineChevallier #LeaDrucker #MurielBenazeraf
@twoofusfilm @magnoliapics

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