Two Lovers

KP09: Two Lovers

N16

Genre

Romance

Run time

1h 50min

Director: James Gray

Screenplay: James Gray, Ric Menello

Photography: Joaquin Baca-Asay

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw, Isabella Rossellini, Moni Moshonov, Elias Koteas

Gray's fourth film takes place in the Brooklyn neighbourhoods that have characterised all of his work. He has created a film about obsessive love that defies initial expectations, a touching and sincere portrait of characters to believe in and feel for, featuring outstanding performances from its creditable cast. Leonard has moved back in with his parents after a relationship ended in heartbreak. He is depressed and lonely, and his parents are concerned enough to try and set him up with Sandra, the daughter of a close family friend. Yet when Leonard meets Michelle, a beautiful and volatile woman who has recently moved into his parents' apartment block, his head is turned.

Genre

Romance

Run time

1h 50min

Director: James Gray

Screenplay: James Gray, Ric Menello

Photography: Joaquin Baca-Asay

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw, Isabella Rossellini, Moni Moshonov, Elias Koteas

Gray's fourth film takes place in the Brooklyn neighbourhoods that have characterised all of his work. He has created a film about obsessive love that defies initial expectations, a touching and sincere portrait of characters to believe in and feel for, featuring outstanding performances from its creditable cast. Leonard has moved back in with his parents after a relationship ended in heartbreak. He is depressed and lonely, and his parents are concerned enough to try and set him up with Sandra, the daughter of a close family friend. Yet when Leonard meets Michelle, a beautiful and volatile woman who has recently moved into his parents' apartment block, his head is turned.