Review of The Two of Us (1967) by Ed Q — 22 Jun 2009
A heartwarming film about how even a poisonous antisemite can be a sweet man at his heart, or how even a sweet man can be a poisonous antisemite at his heart. Hard to tell, which is part of its charm. And charm is exactly the word. The movie's pretty heavy-handed, sure, but so was Jeux interdits (which would, obviously, make a great double feature with this) or Au Revoir les Enfants. It's just that this is a happy movie, and those were sad, and sadness somehow feels more 'true.' The tragic bias.
Watch for the great SPOILER scene of the candlelight meal, with hats still on, during a blackout, one of many in which the old antisemite becomes, despite all his efforts, progressively more and more 'Jewish.'.
Four stars only because of George Delerue's saccherine music. The main theme recalls Satie, just to let us know, "'allo! C'est french [sic]!" and the jolly bucolic idyll stuff seems not to trust the audience. We *know* it's happy, so why lay it on so thick?
This review of The Two of Us (1967) was written by Ed Q on 22 Jun 2009.
The Two of Us has generally received very positive reviews.
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