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Two English Girls

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This French film chronicles a decades-long love triangle between Claude (Jean-Pierre Léaud), an art critic, and sisters Ann (Kika Markham) and Muriel (Stacey Tendeter). Claude initially intends to marry Muriel, but after a lengthy separation, he decides to call off the wedding. Ann then visits Claude in Paris to champion her heartbroken sister. Instead, Ann falls for Claude. Over the intervening years, Claude's preference shifts as the three remain embroiled in a complicated relationship.
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Pauline Kael The New Yorker 09/21/2023
Truffaut’s most engaging quality -- his tender, easy acceptance of life -- defeats him here. Go to Full Review David Denby The Atlantic 06/21/2022
[Léaud] has the gentleness which is characteristic of Truffaut’s work, but in this case it's unimpressive. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
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It's wonderful how offhand Franois Truffaut's best films feel. There doesn't seem to be any great effort being made; he doesn't push for his effects, but lets them flower naturally from the simplicities of his stories. Go to Full Review David Elliott Chicago Daily News 10/03/2023
Ardent fans of François Truffaut have often wished that he would give us another Jules and Jim. Now, 11 years after that masterwork, the great French director has obliged with Two English Girls. Go to Full Review Diane Carson KDHX (St. Louis) 08/30/2021
A fascinating emotional study of restrained twentieth century manners and complex romantic maneuvers. Go to Full Review Ángel Luis Inurria El Pais (Spain) 06/24/2020
This is one of the films that most embodies Truffaut's obsessions, and it is a true exercise in style. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Will G Jun 10 A great French New Wave director. Truffaut is a fantastic director. I also liked his film “The 400 Blows”. There was romance and a man liked multiple women. It was nice to see France and practice my French. See more Alexsander F @Aelxs 11/12/2023 Um filme que é uma obra de arte, um quadro em movimentos, em planos sequências. Um filme francês da época dos filmes abstratos, complexos e subjetivos que não são fáceis de se entender, mas Truffaut não é para se entender, e sim contemplar, assistir em estado de graça, igual aos filmes do Godard. See more 08/22/2018 (G) 7.8 [François Truffaut] See more 11/13/2017 This is probably the most elegant, beautiful, and erotic of all the films in Truffaut's pantheon of work. See more 11/07/2016 Peculiar, and long, and yet it stays with you. The Welsh countryside is a beautiful contrast with Paris, and the characters natural to those environments have interactions that keep you interested. See more 10/03/2015 Leisurely Truffaut film is well-acted but the matter-of-fact narrative is, at times, off-putting. See more Read all reviews
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François Truffaut

Director

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Claude Roc

Kika Markham

Anne Brown

Stacey Tendeter

Muriel Brown

Sylvia Marriott

Mrs. Brown

Marie Mansart

Madame Roc

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Synopsis This French film chronicles a decades-long love triangle between Claude (Jean-Pierre Léaud), an art critic, and sisters Ann (Kika Markham) and Muriel (Stacey Tendeter). Claude initially intends to marry Muriel, but after a lengthy separation, he decides to call off the wedding. Ann then visits Claude in Paris to champion her heartbroken sister. Instead, Ann falls for Claude. Over the intervening years, Claude's preference shifts as the three remain embroiled in a complicated relationship.
Director
François Truffaut
Screenwriter
Henri-Pierre Roché, François Truffaut, Jean Gruault
Distributor
Janus Films, Criterion Collection, Image Entertainment Inc.
Production Co
Les Films du Carrosse
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 18, 1971, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 3, 2019
Runtime
2h 12m
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