Just the Two of Us
De / from :
Valérie Donzelli
Avec / with :
Virginie Efira (Blanche), Melvil Poupaud (Greg), Dominique Reymond (L’avocate), Romane Bohringer (Delphine), Virginie Ledoyen (Candice), Marie Rivière (Mère de Blanche), Guang Huo (Tony), Laurence Côte (Catherine), Bertrand Belin (David)
Durée en minutes / Runtime :
105
Genre :
Langue / Language :
French with English Subtitles
Pays / Country :
France
Au Cinéma le / in theaters :
Friday, November 10 2023 from 6h30pm to 8h30pm
Date de sortie / Release date :
May 23, 2023 (France) / 2024 release in Quebec
Blanche abandons her family and her twin sister, Rose, with dreams of reinventing herself – and little by little finds herself caught in the grip of a deeply possessive and dangerous man. A man whose true nature she is too ashamed, too afraid, to reveal. There are only two ways out. Either his victim will break, or she will free herself…
- Virginie Efira Sleeps
With the Enemy
In a Taut French Psychodrama (…)
Efira’s pained, physically demanding performance cycles through a range of survival modes, from brazen defiance to passive, energy-conserving acquiescence; Poupaud makes for a frightening, steadily relentless tormentor, while still retaining flashes of the seducer who snared his prey in the first place.
Guy Lodge – Variety
- Valérie Donzelli paints a poignant picture of Blanche’s increasingly unbearable torment, made worse by her feelings of guilt and her realisation of the gravity of the situation.
Fabien Lemercier – Cineuropa
- Director Valerie Donzelli favors an unfussy and efficient directorial approach, the better to showcase the complexity and quality of the performances from Efira, Poupaud and an impressive supporting cast with Romane Bohringer and Virginie Ledoyen as standouts.
Screendaily
Abusive Relationship/Domestic Violence Sexual content
Lisbon French Film Festival (Portugal 2023) Avant-première / Jerusalem Film Festival (Israel, 2023) Gala / Cannes International Film Festival – Cannes Premiere (France, 2023)
