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When Blanche (Virginie Efira) meets the charismatic Gregoire (Melvil Poupaud) at a party her twin sister Rose drags her to, she thinks she has found the one. The ties that bind them grow quickly, and a passionate affair ensues. Rose has serious reservations about Gregoire, but against her better judgment, they decide to marry and move in together. Blanche and Gregoire soon relocate far from Blanche's family where her new life begins; having two children, working as an elementary school teacher, and learning to tiptoe around Gregoire's unfounded burgeoning insecurities. Little by little Blanche finds herself caught in the grip of a deeply possessive and dangerous man, desperate to escape his increasingly threatening affections. Just the Two of Us is a closely observed domestic thriller adapted from Éric Reinhardt’s prize-winning novel L'amour et les forêts by Valérie Donzelli and Audrey Diwan.

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Just the Two of Us (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Claudia Puig FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) Made me think of better legal thrillers. Jul 13, 2024 Full Review Just the Two of Us (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Guy Lodge Variety [A] nervy, finely acted domestic thriller. Jun 29, 2023 Full Review Just the Two of Us (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Javier Ocaña El Pais (Spain) Just the Two of Us is stronger when it touches upon rejection and escape. [Full review in Spanish] Sep 20, 2024 Full Review Just the Two of Us (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Paula Arantzazu Ruiz Cinemanía (Spain) A twist of absolute poetic justice. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Sep 18, 2024 Full Review Just the Two of Us (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Hope Madden The Screening Room Podcast Just the Two of Us is beautiful with its realism, but it is also hard to watch. But the stunning performances and technical execution are worth it. Rated: 4/5 Jul 21, 2024 Full Review Just the Two of Us (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Ray Pride Newcity Grégoire’s simmering and rage at the loss of control carries weight through performance, as does Blanche’s perhaps vain hope of making things sufferable, survivable. We’re talking genre, but not generic. Rated: 7/10 Jul 4, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stuart V As usual, Virginie Efira is stunning and strong. Always a pleasure to watch. Melvil Poupaud, who is usually the good guy (e.g., “Un Beau Matin”), plays against type and is convincingly horrific here. The plot is not particularly original, but the film is sustained by the performances of two great actors, one of whom plays two parts. Added bonus: the appearance of the legendary Marie Rivière, who, like Poupaud, is a Rohmer veteran. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/18/24 Full Review Moody C This movie works better if you don’t know the premise but it’s hard these days since we read reviews on this site and most likely synopsis as well but once you know premise you basically can predict chain of events except for ending which makes it still enjoyable but not as much. It could also be a hard watch for those with similar experiences because it’s so raw and real. I usually avoid subtitled movies but this is worth a watch since it’s chilling and short. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/19/24 Full Review Heather C The film was technically good. Virginie Efira is always great in everything she does but this film was one cliche after another. Just when I thought something surprising might happen, nothing happened. I saw it at Rendez-vous with French Cinema in NYC and everyone around me was looking at their watch or checking the time in their phone which is not a good sign. If I had been on the aisle, I would have walked out. It was a drag of a film that needed a twist or a surprise to make it interesting but sadly that never came. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/04/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Valérie Donzelli Director Virginie Efira Blanche et Rose Renard Melvil Poupaud Grégoire Lamoureux Dominique Reymond L'avocate Romane Bohringer Delphine Virginie Ledoyen Candice
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Synopsis When Blanche (Virginie Efira) meets the charismatic Gregoire (Melvil Poupaud) at a party her twin sister Rose drags her to, she thinks she has found the one. The ties that bind them grow quickly, and a passionate affair ensues. Rose has serious reservations about Gregoire, but against her better judgment, they decide to marry and move in together. Blanche and Gregoire soon relocate far from Blanche's family where her new life begins; having two children, working as an elementary school teacher, and learning to tiptoe around Gregoire's unfounded burgeoning insecurities. Little by little Blanche finds herself caught in the grip of a deeply possessive and dangerous man, desperate to escape his increasingly threatening affections. Just the Two of Us is a closely observed domestic thriller adapted from Éric Reinhardt’s prize-winning novel L'amour et les forêts by Valérie Donzelli and Audrey Diwan.

Director
Valérie Donzelli

Producer
Alice Girard, Edouard Weil

Screenwriter
Valérie Donzelli, Audrey Diwan, Éric Reinhardt

Distributor
Music Box Films

Production Co
Rectangle Productions, Les films de Françoise, France 2 Cinéma

Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Romance

Original Language
French

Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 14, 2024, Limited

Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.7K

Runtime
1h 45m

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.66:1)
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