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5x2

 

aka: Five Times Two
France 2004, 90 minutes
Dir. Francois Ozon
In French, English, Italian with English subtitles
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / Sex

 

Aroview: Simple and powerful 'deconstruction' of modern marriage, which offers five widely-spaced scenes from the relationship of an average French couple, the twist being that it begins with their divorce settlement and works its way back - ironically and heartbreakingly - to those first sparks of romance on a Mediterranean beach.

Examining and elaborating on the nature of coupledom, dir. Ozon chronicles the ever-shifting sands of attraction, responsibility and enchantment, with a new twist emerging at each important stage of the relationship and concluding with the seductions of romantic (self-)persuasion . Coolly - even cruelly - distanced, this finds Ozon in total control of his material and offering a range of dramatic insights.

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