Overview

Director:Fran?ois Ozon

Writers:Fran?ois Ozon (scenario)
Emmanuèle Bernheim (scenario collaborator)

Release Date:1 September 2004 (Belgium) more
Genre:Drama / Romance more
Plot Outline:Five stages in the romance between a woman and a man. more
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Plot Keywords:Female Nudity / Rape / Italy / Adultery / Beach more
Awards:1 win & 2 nominations more

Additional Details

Also Known As (AKA)
5 fores to 2 Greece
5 x 2 - Cinq fois deux Canada (festival title) (French title)
5 x 2: Five Times Two Canada (festival title) (English title)
5X2 - Fünf mal zwei Germany
5x2 Spain
5x2 - Fünf mal zwei Austria
5x2 - viis korda kaks Estonia
Amor em 5 Tempos, O Brazil
Cinq fois deux France (alternative spelling)
CinquePerDue - Frammenti di vita amorosa Italy
Five Times Two International (long title) (English title)
K?rlek - tur och retur Finland (Swedish title)
Nous deux France (working title)
Rakkaus - meno & paluu Finland

MPAA:Rated R for strong graphic sexuality, language and some drug content.
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Runtime:90 min
Country:France
Language:French / English / Italian
Color:Color
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:Dolby Digital / DTS

Synopsis

The end and beginning of the love of the French couple Marion (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi) and Gilles (Stéphane Freiss) is disclosed backwards through five moments in their lives: 1st moment: They divorce and have one last brutal intercourse without love. 2nd moment: With their relationship shaken, they have a dinner party with Gilles's gay brother Christophe (Antoine Chappey) and his younger mate, when an infidelity is disclosed at the dinner table. 3rd moment: The troubled pregnancy of Marion and the delivery of their premature son Nicolas, with the total absence of Giles. 4th moment: Their wedding, when Marion commits adultery with an unknown guest of the hotel. 5th moment: When they meet each other in an Italian resort and begin their relationship. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

We meet Marion and Gilles on the day they sign their divorce papers. And we move backwards in time. The film is composed of 5 sequences featuring 2 people, hence the title. The backwards time-line shows how their marriage fell apart, and creates nostalgia as we discover the happiness of the early days. The cinematography evolves from cold and static to warm and moving, as the actors actually seem to grow younger. Overall it is a rather dark and pitiless movie, one of its disturbing qualities being that it dares to feature a male protagonist who is an absolute jerk. Written by Khandoma

Marion (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) and Gilles (Stéphane Freiss) are living their last minutes as a married couple. After having formalized their divorce, they will make love for the last time in a hotel, but the experience is rather traumatic for Marion, contributing to increase the crisis between them. From this point, the story, broken down in 5 episodes, will run backwards, telling us the couple's married life, showing us their devoted love to their little son, but also how Gilles hurt Marion in several ways. Then, we see Marion's labour at the hospital, with an indifference attitude from Gilles about the matter. The two last episodes, tell how was the wedding, the party and the wedding night, and finally, how Marion and Gilles met each other during a trip in the Italian coast. Written by Alejandro Frias (See here)