- Language
- French
- Genre
- Drama
- Country
- France
- Year
- 2019
- Length
- 95 minutes
Two Of Us
Short description
Nina (Barbara Sukowa) and Madeleine (Martine Chevalier) have been secretly in love for decades. Everybody, including Madeleine’s family, thinks they are simply neighbours, sharing the top floor of their building. They come and go between their two apartments, enjoying the affection and pleasures of daily life together. When an unexpected, life-altering event turns their world upside down Madeleine's daughter (Léa Drucker) unwittingly begins to unravel their truth.
Movie description
Golden Globes nominated and Shortlisted for Academy Awards 2021 – Best Foreign Language Film.
When Nina Dorn (Barbara Sukowa) met Madeleine Girard (Martine Chevalier) on holiday in Rome,they became instantly inseparable. Decades later, they still are, secretly sharing their lives and the landing between their two apartments. After more than twenty years of loving in the shadows Madeleine promises Nina she will tell her family about their life together. Though certain of her love for Nina, Madeleine struggles with the prospect of “coming out”. When an unexpected, life-altering event turns their world upside down Madeleine's daughter unwittingly begins to unravel their truth.
Featuring a trio of powerhouse performances from Barbara Sukowa (HANNAH ARENDT), Léa Drucker (CUSTODY) and Martine Chevallier (of the Comédie Française), Filippo Meneghetti's 'Two of Us' is an unbridled celebration of a love that knows no bounds - and the unshakeable fervour of the female spirit.
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