"TWO OF US has a lean plot and Meneghetti manifests substantial efficacy in terms of calibrating the storyline without almost any redundancy, such as the metaphor of two young girls playing hide-and-seek, or the decisive ending that is more symbolic than narratively functional, it attests a filmmaker's remarkable sensibility, which is a sine qua non in this line of work. The two leads are fantastically played by two excellent veterans, Sukowa is an indomitable bulldozer and a ball of fire as the flinty Nina, who has everything at stake and Sukowa ensures that every word and action hit the mark, oh yes, she is that good. And Chevallier, she might be AMOUR-lite in handling paralysis, but when her wordless close-up beckons, she is as compelling as you can ever imagine."

read my full with on my blog: Cinema Omnivore. Thanks.

One of that seductive films in wich a smart script is served, with gentle elegance, by admirable performances. Rare chemistry between lead characters, splendid work of Martine Chevallier and Barbara Sukowa, magnificent exploration of nuances and flavors, intimacy and grace of a closed long term sentimental relation and a sort of intimacy real magnificent served scene by scene. Tensions and a stroke changing everything. A delicate subject and seductive art to explore it in profound manner. A film about love, apparences, emotions, feelings and two women making fundamental choice. And sure, about truth, to. So, most simple suggestion can be only to see it .

The French film Deux was shown in the U.S. with the title Two of Us (2019). It was co-written and directed by Filippo Meneghetti.

Barbara Sukowa portrays Nina Dorn, whose long-term lesbian lover is Madeleine (Mado) Girard. (Madeline is played by Martine Chevallier.) The women have remained closeted for all these years. They share adjoining apartments, so they can be together but not literally live together. Mado suffers a stroke, and the plot of the film follows from there.

Barbara Sukowa is a famed German actor, and she is superb in her role. (In the movie, she's originally from Germany, so her accented French is not a problem.) I wasn't familiar with Martine Chevallier, but she is well known in France for both movie and stage acting. She and Sukowa have a true screen chemistry, which makes the movie even better.

I enjoyed this movie because it gave a view of what it means to be closeted partners when you grow old. I felt a few of Nina's actions were uncharacteristic and not realistic within the context of the film. However, overall I found Deux to be very moving and powerful.

We saw Deux as part of the wonderful ImageOut, the Rochester LGBT Festival. (Virtual this year, but great as always.) Deux has a pretty good IMDb rating of 7.2. I thought it was better than that, and rated it 9.