The Party Film Sales Closes Further Deals on Oscar-Shortlisted French Entry Two of Us (EXCLUSIVE)
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The Party Film Sales has closed further deals on Filippo Meneghetti’s romance “Two of Us,” which represents France in the international feature film race at the Oscars and is part of 15 shortlisted films.
Headlined by Martine Chevallier and Barbara Sukowa, the Golden Globe-nominated feature debut follows Nina and Madeleine, two pensioners who have hidden their deep and passionate love for many decades and see their bond put to the test when they are suddenly unable to move in together.
The Party Film Sales Closes Further Deals on Oscar-Shortlisted French Entry Two of Us (EXCLUSIVE)
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It was the greatest love story never told. For decades, Nina (Barbara Sukowa) and Mado (Martine Chevallier) have lived a romance in the shadows, on the same floor, in opposite apartments. Nobody knew. Not the neighbors, not Mado’s grown children. But sudden illness has a way of shattering many pensioners’ plans for the future. The plan was for the two to sell their units and escape to Rome, where their remaining years together in the sun would fade into romantic bliss. But when Nina runs into the realtor, he lets slip Mado’s reluctance to make the sale final. The big hurt comes when Mado tells Nina that she finally summoned the courage required to come out to her children, even though she hadn’t. The intensity of Nina’s anger upon learning the news is great enough to force viewers back in their seats. But that’s nothing compared to the horror that awaits Nina when she awakens to find her mate in a vegetative state. In no time, daughter Anne (Léa Drucker) hires a live-in
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Heart-wrenching Two of Us follows secret love derailed by tragedy By Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service © Magnolia Pictures, TNS Martine Chevalier and Léa Drucker in Two of Us.
The deeply felt specific becomes staggeringly universal in Filippo Meneghetti’s stunning directorial debut, “Two of Us.” This finely wrought tale of love, loss, aging and the secrets we keep contains the bittersweet lessons of life itself. It s rendered beautifully, and tragically, on screen, by director/co-writer Meneghetti, who collaborated on the script with Florence Vignon and Malysone Bovorasmy. It’s a unique and utterly worthy choice as France’s official selection for the Academy Awards Best International Film this year.
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