Two for the Road (1967)

Director:

Stanley Donen

Guionista:

Frederic Raphael (writer)

Release Date:

27 abril 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy | Romance

Frase comercial:

They make something wonderful out of being alive!

Plot:

A couple in the south of France non-sequentially spin down the highways of infidelity in their troubled ten-year marriage.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel Clerk | Tickling | Marriage | Choir | Efficiency Expert

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

underrated classic ahead of it's time

Cast

Audrey Hepburn	...	Joanna 'Jo' Wallace
Albert Finney	...	Mark Wallace
Eleanor Bron	...	Cathy Manchester born Seligman
William Daniels	...	Howard 'Howie' Manchester
Gabrielle Middleton	...	Ruth 'Ruthie' Manchester
Claude Dauphin	...	Maurice Dalbret
Nadia Gray	...	Françoise Dalbret
Georges Descrières	...	David
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Jackie
Judy Cornwell	...	Pat
Irène Hilda	...	Yvonne de Florac
Dominique Joos	...	Sylvia Obino

También conocida como:

Camino para dos, Un (Argentina) [es]
Dos en la carretera (Spain) [es]

Duración:

111 min

País:

UK

Idioma:

English | French

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Clasificación:

Singapore:PG | UK:PG (video rating) | UK:A (original rating) | USA:Approved (Suggested for Mature Audiences) | France:U | Finland:S | Sweden:11 | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Beauvallon, Drôme, France

Company:

Stanley Donen Films

Trivialidades:

Average Shot Length = ~4.5 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~4.4 seconds. Both values are quite fast, and demonstrate the experimentation with faster cutting rates during the mid to late 1960s. For example, even a noted fast cutter like Sam Peckinpah would take until 1969 to produce a film (_Wild Bunch,The (1969)_ ) that is cut faster than _Two For The Road (1967)_ .

Goofs:

Continuity: While riding in a limousine, Joanna's hairdo is first shown with bangs, then without bangs, and then with bangs again.

Quotes:

Mark Wallace: [Joanna has returned from an affair] Hello.
Joanna Wallace: Hello.
Mark Wallace: Well?
Joanna Wallace: [softly, on the verge of tears] I'm back.
Mark Wallace: Enjoy yourself?
Joanna Wallace: [nods] Yes, thank you. But I *missed* you.
[Mark sarcastically rolls his eyes, not believing her]
Joanna Wallace: But I *did*.
Mark Wallace: Why?
Joanna Wallace: Because he's so serious.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Before Sunrise (1995)

underrated classic ahead of it's time

The two here are Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney at their prime. The road is the bumpy road of relationships and marriage. As this couple travel this rocky road you, the viewer, observe how a charming, charismatic couple can change and evolve and hurt one another while still being in love. Stanley Donnen, director, does a masterful job in moving things along. The storyline is not linear. You get to see the couple a various times in their relationship revisiting them at crucial stages. The result is an engaging film that demands your attention. The European setting is romantic, the humor balancing the pathos of their life, and the viewer coming away with perhaps some universal truths of what it means to be connected. Audry Hepburn is class personified and Finney, in a word, a hunk!!!