Just the Two of Us (2023)

Original title

L'Amour et les Forêts

Directed by

Valérie Donzelli

Genre

drama film, romance film, psychological drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

15+

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 337 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman meets a charming man who becomes her husband. But his controlling behavior slowly traps her in a toxic relationship.

tenseclaustrophobicmelancholicslow-burnemotionally drainingunsettlingintimate

What happens

Just the Two of Us (French: L'Amour et les Forêts, lit. 'Love and the Forests') is a 2023 French psychological drama film directed by Valérie Donzelli, from a screenplay written by Donzelli and Audrey Diwan. It is based on Éric Reinhardt's 2014 novel L'Amour et les Forêts. It had its world premiere in the Cannes Premiere section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 24 May 2023, being theatrically released in France on the same day by Diaphana Distribution. It received four nominations at the 49th César Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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