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5 x 2: Five Times Two

5 x 2 (Cinq fois deux)

2004

François Ozon

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Stéphane Freiss, Françoise Fabian, Michael Lonsdale, Geraldine Pailhas

6.3

1,419

Drama Five times two or the difficulty of being a couple: five moments in the life of a modern couple... This film is the portrait of a couple. Not a couple worn down by years of living together, but a young couple of my generation (mid-thirties) who, after only five years together, have already been through all sorts of ups and downs. A man and a woman, Gilles and Marion, whose personalities and complexities will be illustrated, revealing ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"This is a deeply impressive film from Ozon, who, at only 37, is moving to a new level of technical and creative mastery as a director."
		Lisa Nesselson Variety	"A relatively sober, deftly told tale (...) A slightly melancholy portrait that’s deceptively simple but never dull (...) Bruni-Tedeschi and Freiss are completely believable as a couple"
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"The reversal of narrative order gives their ordinary moments together a faint aura of mystery"
		Ty Burr Boston Globe	"A lesser work coming from the director of 'Swimming Pool' and 'Under the Sand,' and while (...) it flirts intriguingly with the unknowable, what it shows us of the knowable isn't terribly interesting."
		Andrea Gronvall Chicago Reader	"Austere and formally complex, the drama may nevertheless be Ozon's most accessible film due to the attractiveness and vitality of the intelligent couple"
		Scott Tobias AV Club	"For anyone who's ever reflected on a past relationship and wondered when the seeds of its destruction were laid, the film should resonate strongly (...) The film could be read as a potent critique of heterosexual relationships"
		Jamie Russell BBC	"There's a neat simplicity to François Ozon's chamber piece that promises but doesn't deliver great insight into modern relationships (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		David Parkinson Empire	"Another winner from Ozon, one of the finest French directors working today (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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