Two of Us (2019 film)

Two of Us (Deux) is a 2019 French romantic drama film directed by Filippo Meneghetti. It was selected as the French entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, making the shortlist of fifteen films.

Plot
Two elderly women, who are neighbours, have also been lovers for decades, and plan to move to Rome. Things go wrong when one of them has a stroke and becomes mute and paralyzed, and is unable to tell her family the truth about her relationship.

Cast

 * Barbara Sukowa as Nina Dorn
 * Martine Chevallier as Madeleine Girard
 * Léa Drucker as Anne
 * Jérôme Varanfrain as Frédéric
 * Muriel Bénazéraf as Muriel
 * Augustin Reynes as Théo

Reception
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film approval rating based on 101 reviews, with an average rating of. The website's critics consensus reads: "A remarkable feature debut for director/co-writer Filippo Meneghetti, Two of Us tells a deceptively complex love story while presenting a rich acting showcase for its three leads." According to Metacritic, which sampled 20 critics and calculated a weighted average score of 82 out of 100, the film received "universal acclaim".