The Two Faces of January

"A mysterious encounter. A dangerous past. A deadly secret."

2014 1h 36m EN

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Synopsis

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After he kills a detective, a con artist and his wife must trust a potentially dangerous stranger to help them get out of Greece.

“A mysterious encounter. A dangerous past. A deadly secret.”

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Cast

Viggo Mortensen
Chester MacFarland
Kirsten Dunst
Colette MacFarland
Oscar Isaac
Rydal Keener
Daisy Bevan
Lauren
David Warshofsky
Paul Vittorio
Omiros Poulakis
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Nikos Mavrakis
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hossein Amini
Writers: Hossein Amini
Languages: Turkish, Greek, English
Countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Turkish, Greek, English.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hossein Amini, shot by Marcel Zyskind. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alberto Iglesias. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

AWARDS

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Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A mysterious encounter. A dangerous past. A deadly secret.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hossein Amini directs. Marcel Zyskind behind the camera. Alberto Iglesias scores. Jon Harris cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in Turkish, Greek, English.

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1Released 12 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Turkish, Greek, English.
3International production across 3 countries: France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by Hossein Amini, shot by Marcel Zyskind. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Alberto Iglesias. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jon Harris shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A mysterious encounter. A dangerous past. A deadly secret.".
9IMDB entry: tt1976000 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Marcel Zyskind
Original score: Alberto Iglesias
Editing: Jon Harris
Production design: Michael Carlin
Costume design: Stephen Noble
VFX supervisor: Stuart Lashley
Sound: Johnathan Rush
Stunt coordinator: Andy Bennett
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $4,507,463
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Two Faces of January (2014)

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CinemaSerf2023-05-21
★ 6/10
"Chester" (Viggo Mortensen) and wife "Colette" (Kirsten Dunst) are holidaying in Athens when they encounter the charismatic guide "Rydal" (Oscar Isaac). After a pleasant evening together, the couple return to their hotel where he is accosted by a private detective who subsequently has an accident! "Rydal" makes a visit to their hotel and is soon embroiled in the disposal of the body and in a scheme that will get them fake passports and out of the country. Meantime, as is obvious from the start, the guide is completely smitten with "Colette" and as that relationship starts to smoulder, it causes the husband to get rattled and for both men to become increasingly wary of each other. It's quite well cast this, but somehow the thing never quite catches fire. It's rather wordy at times and the mysterious intrigues and the sexual chemistry elements are rather undercooked by Hossein Amini as the story starts to drift into the well trammelled lines of a mediocre romantic drama. Individually, there is charisma a-plenty on screen, but rarely at the same time from Dunst and Isaac which is a shame given the importance of their relationship to the plot. Filmed on location so the cinematography and the light are gorgeous, it's just a shame the story falls well short.

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