This week’s movie is Two for the Road (1967).
The romance drama is about a
couple Joanna and Mark. Structured to cross-cut between multiple periods of
time, the story unveils how they fell in love and out of love, the good moments
and bad moments of their marriage while taking trips by car through France. Directed
by a great Hollywood filmmaker Stanley
Donen (known for the musicals Singing
in the Rain and Damn
Yankees!), it is one of three collaborations between Donen and star Audrey
Hepburn (the other two being Funny
Face and Charade;
it was also one of her last performances before retiring). Donen works with
cinematographer Christopher
Challis and art director Willy
Holt on the film, but it is composer Henry Mancini’s score that
stands out the most (here
is a piece). The performances from Hepburn and Albert Finney also both very
good, each have to play their characters at different times in their lives
convincingly. What makes this romance drama special is its unique narrative
structure and both leads’ good work. It is at times very lovely and at other
times bleak and heartbreaking. It is worth checking out for fans of Hepburn and
romance films. Check out the trailer.
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