Deux

Year: 2019
Country: France, Luxemburg, Belgium
Director: Filippo Meneghetti
Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Martine Chevallier, Léa Drucker, Jérôme Varanfrain, Muriel Bénazéraf, Augustin Reynes
Genre: drama, comedy
Runtime: 99 min.
Age: 18+

Madeleine and Nina live opposite each other in the same building in a small, French provincial town. The narrow corridor separating their homes is convenient, as they spend a lot of time together – way more in fact than anyone suspects. Their affair has been secret for decades, and these two elderly ladies have made detailed plans to spend their old age together abroad. To do this, they will have to sell their apartments, but Madeleine hesitates. How is she going to tell her son and daughter, who think that their father who died a long time ago was the love of her life?

In this meticulously structured drama debut, director Filippo Meneghetti calmly ups the ante. Family secrets and medical fate appear to be ruining Nina and Madeleine's relationship. Or is it indestructible after all? Acting heavyweights Barbara Sukowa and Martine Chevallier are given ample room to shine, from the smallest gesture to an angry outburst.

Awards & Festivals:

Golden Globes, USA 2021
Nominee
Golden Globe Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language

Angers European First Film Festival 2020
Winner
Grand Jury Prize French Feature Films
Filippo Meneghetti

Camerimage 2020
Winner
Best Cinematography Debut Aurélien Marra

César Awards, France 2021
Nominee
César Best Actress (Meilleure actrice)
Martine Chevallier
Best Actress (Meilleure actrice)
Barbara Sukowa
Best Original Screenplay (Meilleur scénario original)
Filippo Meneghetti
Malysone Bovorasmy
Best First Film (Meilleur premier film)
Filippo Meneghetti
Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin
Laurent Baujard

Dublin International Film Festival 2020
Winner
Dublin Film Critics Award Best Actress
Barbara Sukowa

FEST International Film Festival 2020
Winner
Jury Prize- Main Program Best Debut
Filippo Meneghetti
Winner
Merlinka Queer Film Award Best Film
Filippo Meneghetti

Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival 2020
Winner
Outstanding First Feature Award First Feature
Filippo Meneghetti

Hamptons International Film Festival 2020
Nominee
Golden Starfish Award Narrative Feature
Filippo Meneghetti

International Film Festival & Awards Macao 2019
Nominee
Best Film Filippo Meneghetti

Istanbul International Film Festival 2020
Nominee
International Competition Best Film
Filippo Meneghetti

Molodist International Film Festival 2020
Winner
Audience Award Best Film
Filippo Meneghetti (director)
Winner
FIPRESCI Prize Best Film
Filippo Meneghetti (director)

Montclair Film Festival (MFF) 2020
Winner
Audience Award World Cinema
Filippo Meneghetti

Philadelphia Film Festival 2020
Nominee
Archie Award Best First Feature
Filippo Meneghetti
Nominee
Jury Award Best Narrative Feature
Filippo Meneghetti

San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle 2021
Nominee
SFBAFCC Award Best Foreign Language Film

Satellite Awards 2021
Nominee
Satellite Award Best Motion Picture, International Film
France