Deux
Synopsis
The film presents us parallel and intersecting lives of a mother (Bulle Ogier) and her two daughters (Isabelle Huppert) twin sisters separated at birth. All three deprived of maternal love, unstable and unable of any long-lasting feeling, they pursue the desesperate quest of their origins, finding peace only in sex and provoked dramas Opera and passion will help bringing them back together, but how could this tragedy have ended in another way than a bloody accomplishment ?
Director
Born in Georgenthal, Germany, in 1945, Werner Schroeter studied psychology at the University of Mannheim. In 1967, he began to make 8mm films under the influence of American avant-garde cinema. In the early 70s, he began to stage plays and in 1979, operas, as well. His first feature, « Eika Katappa » (1969) won the Josef von Sternberg Prize. « The Death of Maria Malibran » (1971) marked the first appearance of a leitmotif that could be said to crystallize his work the death of a singer, who dies from too much singing. « Reign of Naples » (1978) reflects his personal vision of this city, seen through the destiny of several picturesque individuals, over a 30-year period. Two years later, « Palermo or Wolfsburg » won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. In 1996, Locarno awarded him a Leopard of Honor for his career and screened his film, « Love’s Debris ».
Arielle Dombasle
Bulle Ogier
Isabelle Huppert
Jean-François Stévenin
Manuel Blanc
Pascal Bongard
Philippe Reuter
Robinson Stévenin
Screenplay
Werner Schroeter, Cédric Anger
Image
Elfi Mikesh
Sound
Philippe Morel
Editing
Juliane Lorenz
Set decoration
Alberte Barsarcq
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