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The Two of Us (1968)

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Reviews Counted: 8

Fresh: 7

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 8.2/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:May 27, 2005 Limited

Synopsis: This sensitive treatment of the Nazi Occupation of France during W.W.I.I. is based on the actual experiencs of French-Jewish director Claude Berri. Like many Parisian children, he was sent to live... This sensitive treatment of the Nazi Occupation of France during W.W.I.I. is based on the actual experiencs of French-Jewish director Claude Berri. Like many Parisian children, he was sent to live in relative seclusion with Gentile families in the French countryside until the war subsided. Alain Cohen stars as Claude, an 8-year-old Jewish boy who is sent to live with an elderly Catholic couple, the parents of his father's friends. Michel Simon is Pépé or "Gramps," an anti-Semetic old codger who doesn't realize that his new lodger is, in fact, Jewish. Despite their religious differences Claude and "Gramps" develop a deep bond, sharing in the day to day experiences of the war. Together, with Pepe's wife (Luce Fabiole) the unlikely threesome create a family until Claude is able to return to safety. Simon delivers a virtuoso performance as the old curmudgeon whose heart is warmed by the presence of the charming young boy. This nostalgic and heartwarming portrait of a child's experience of the French occupation, delves into the simple experiences of a city boy experiencing life in the French countryside, and is a distinctively more lighthearted vision than other French director's similar experiences. Like Louis Malle's autobiographical AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS, which portrays an equally moving, but much darker version of Jewish children forced to hide during the Nazi invasion of their homeland. [More]

Starring: Alain Cohen, Roger Carel, Luce Fabiole, Michel Simon

Starring: Alain Cohen, Roger Carel, Luce Fabiole, Michel Simon, Charles Denner

Director: Claude Berri

Director: Claude Berri
Screenwriter: Claude Berri, Gerard Brach
Producer: André Hunebelle, Claude Berri
Composer: Georges Delerue
Studio: Rialto Pictures

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Overall the acting as well as the cinematography is a treat.

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09/09/05
Marta Barber
Miami Herald

A heart-warming movie that showcases one of the last performances of the great Michel Simon.

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08/25/05
Roger Ebert
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You're unaware of the film's power until the ending (well-earned and happy) hits you with an unexpected well of emotion.

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07/15/05
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times

A story that hasn't gone out of style....Perhaps Berri spoke for himself through the old man's self-summation: 'I don't have a church bell for a heart, but I respect life.'

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Roger Ebert
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Berri made his feature-directing debut with this serious-minded 1967 comedy about a Jewish boy living with an anti-Semitic farmer while evading Nazi terror.

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05/26/05
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

Some may find Berri's portrait of provincial France and its prejudices too loving, but it has the ring of a truth that escapes ideologies.

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