Just the Two of Us

Just the Two of Us Movie Details:

French titleL’Amour et les Forêts
Also known asLove and the Forests
Based onL’Amour et les Forêts by Éric Reinhardt
Country France
Language French
GenrePsychological drama, Thriller
Release date24 May 2023 (Cannes)
24 May 2023 (France)
Running time1hr 45min
StarringVirginie Efira
Melvil Poupaud
Directed by Valérie Donzelli
Screenplay byValérie Donzelli
Audrey Diwan
Produced byÉdouard Weil
Alice Girard
Cinematography by Laurent Tangy
Edited by Pauline Gaillard
Music byGabriel Yared
Production CompanyRectangle Productions
France 2 Cinéma
Les Films de Françoise
Distributor Diaphana Distribution
Budget€5,830,000 (estimated)
Box office collection$5.2 million

Just the Two of Us Movie Cast & Characters:

  • Virginie Efira as Blanche and Rose
  • Melvil Poupaud as Grégoire
  • Dominique Reymond as Lawyer
  • Romane Bohringer as Delphine
  • Virginie Ledoyen as Candice
  • Marie Rivière as Blanche and Rose’s mother
  • Guang Huo as Tony
  • Laurence Côte as Catherine
  • Bertrand Belin as David
  • Nathalie Richard as Gynecologist

Storyline:

Blanche falls in love with Grégoire, the man of her dreams. She moves away with him, far from her friends and family, including her twin sister. But as time moves on, she begins to discover the possessive and dangerous nature of her partner.

About Just the Two of Us Movie:

Just the Two of Us (French: L’Amour et les Forêts) is a French psychological thriller drama film directed by Valérie Donzelli, from a screenplay written by Donzelli and Audrey Diwan. It is based on Éric Reinhardt’s 2014 novel L’Amour et les Forêts.

It had its world premiere in the Cannes Premiere section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 24 May 2023, being theatrically released in France on the same day by Diaphana Distribution. It received four nominations at the 49th César Awards.

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