Two Lovers

"Sometimes we leave everything to find ourselves."

2008 1h 50m EN

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6.9

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IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 963🍅81%Rotten Tomatoes●74Metacritic★7IMDB · 45,238

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Synopsis

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A depressed man moves back in with his parents following a recent heartbreak and finds himself with two women.

“Sometimes we leave everything to find ourselves.”

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Cast

Joaquin Phoenix
Leonard Kraditor
Gwyneth Paltrow
Michelle Rausch
Vinessa Shaw
Sandra Cohen
Isabella Rossellini
Ruth Kraditor
Moni Moshonov
Reuben Kraditor
Elias Koteas
Ronald Blatt
Bob Ari
Michael Cohen
David Ross
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Gray
Writers: James Gray, Ric Menello
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, France

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Gray, shot by Joaquín Baca-Asay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Axelrad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow and Vinessa Shaw carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes we leave everything to find ourselves.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1103275 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

James Gray directs. Joaquín Baca-Asay behind the camera. John Axelrad cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, France. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: United States of America, France.
3Directed by James Gray, shot by Joaquín Baca-Asay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor John Axelrad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow and Vinessa Shaw carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Sometimes we leave everything to find ourselves.".
7IMDB entry: tt1103275 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 11 different titles around the world.