Two for the Road | Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney

Two for the Road | Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney | Tears For the Road

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Two for the Road

	Two for the Road Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney 20th Century Fox, 2005 average customer review:based on 95 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Two for the road 1966

As one reviewer mention "If you want to see a blast from the past" This is the One ! . Mark (Albert Finney 1936- ) and Joanna (Audrey Hepburn 1929-1993) have a kind of marriage where barbs and insult mean more to them than all the endearments ever spoken . During a present day trip to the South of France , they remember other European jaunts they made . On their experience anew first glowe of pasion , the aching loneliness of being apart , the elation of cresting a hill at sunrise , the joy of making up after a fight , and ultimately they eatablish what it mean to them to be a couple . Yes in this movie its a lot of talking , but in beautiful French country side , not much of studio shoting here . For those nostalgic dreamers this is a good movie ! . High Quality transfer and by me higly recommended

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Tears For the Road

This is one of the few Audrey Hepburn movies that I had not watched in its entirety, and I am glad that I waited till this point in my life to do so, after having lived longer and had some experience in life and love. I found this movie to be both sad and hopeful, and I shed many tears thinking of how we love someone but that love is not always appreciated, reciprocated or deserved. The character of Joanna is winsome and one would probably side with her, but one still sees the attraction in Mark and how she could stay with him despite everything. When it seems that there is no hope for the marriage, you also find that the history of this couple gives them reason to stay together. One part of this movie I found so interesting is the technique where they pass each other along the same roads or cross paths with themselves from an earlier/later time. It was also interesting to see how a location that was loaded with sentiment could be turned into the worst spot on earth. So, the viewer as well as Mark and Joanna must find that love has to be rooted within and not depend on time or place.
If you love Europe and travel, you will love the scenery and backstory. If you have ever loved someone and there have been rocks along your road, this is for you, as well.

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The Movie is Good, but the Music...

This stands as Mancini's greatest achievement in his end-career stage. The theme song itself haunts you.

Justly, it has become a jazz standard, played to great effect by many, many talented jazz musicians.

And yet, as memorable as it is, the tune carries a sad sort of feeling in its intensely romantic frame.

The movie posed a problem for the composer: it's the story of a constantly bickering couple taking a long trip together and how they remember their taveling past. How can you back this up with appropriate music?

So, many of the music tracks seem disconnected, I think because of the inevitably mixed premise we have operating here. Mancini was a thorough professional.

But, if you're feeling fancy-free, come wander through this world with me. The unexpected poignancy of this title tune does not, for some reason, make it into the various "best of" collections of Mancini's work, and I do not know why. It's one of his all-time best works.

Audrey Hepburn and Henry Mancini sure do go together well...

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Scenes From a Marriage

"Two for the Road" is a film that I admire but I can't say I like particularly. It's certainly well crafted and the scenes of the French countryside are gorgeous. The chemistry between Albert Finney and a luminous Audrey Hepburn is palpable. What was a little offputting to me was the structure of the film where they crosscut moments from the marriage of Finney and Hepburn in non-linear fashion. The makers of the film may have thought this clever but I found it headache inducing. Also a little offputting was the constant bickering between the two. For sure there was some profound insights about the disintegration of this relationship but the verbal sparring became numbing after a while.

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