Five Times Two

2004 1h 30m FR

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6.4

MID

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65%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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6.6

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 181🍅65%Rotten Tomatoes●62Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 10,723

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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As young French couple Gilles and Marion officially separate, we see, in reverse order, the milestone moments in their relationship: Gilles revealing his unfaithfulness at a tense dinner party; Marion giving birth to their premature son while Gilles is elsewhere; Gilles and Marion's joyous wedding; and, finally, the fateful moment when they meet as acquaintances at an Italian beach resort, and their love affair begins.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Marion
Stéphane Freiss
Gilles
Françoise Fabian
Monique
Michael Lonsdale
Bernard
Géraldine Pailhas
Valérie
Antoine Chappey
Christophe
Marc Ruchmann
Mathieu
Jason Tavassoli
L'Américain

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: François Ozon
Writers: François Ozon, Emmanuèle Bernheim
Languages: Italian, French, English
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, French, English.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by François Ozon, shot by Yorick Le Saux. 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 Philippe Rombi. 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 Monica Coleman 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

CAST

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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Stéphane Freiss and Françoise Fabian carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0354356 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

François Ozon directs. Yorick Le Saux behind the camera. Philippe Rombi scores. Monica Coleman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in Italian, French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, French, English.
4Directed by François Ozon, shot by Yorick Le Saux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Philippe Rombi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Monica Coleman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Stéphane Freiss and Françoise Fabian carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0354356 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "rape", "neglect of one's spouse", "pregnancy", "marriage".