Two for the Road |
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“If there’s one thing I really despise, it’s an indispensable woman.”
-Mark Wallace
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1967 - US
Director Stanley Donen Starring |
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This film — and I am absolutely not simply pandering to Mango or only grading on a wonderful viewing experience (but it WAS a wonderful viewing experience!) — quite possibly has it all. Audrey Hepburn at her most deeply human and emotionally resonant (with apologies to Mango, she is too often made into a pretty doll, however much the viewer may know better). Albert Finney every bit her match, a wonderful discovery as a young man (what thighs! and more ;)). Thrilling, beautiful dialogue. Editing every bit the match of Bad Timing. But what this engrossing, lighthearted and profound examination of a relationship comes down to is, as Donen put it: every moment is the present. Every moment is the lives of these two people: informs every decision, every fleeting thought and feeling, and that is why there is something like an unbreakable bond between people. Every moment lasts.
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