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By KATIE WALSH Tribune News Service February 3, 2021 64 The deeply felt specific becomes staggeringly universal in Filippo Meneghetti’s stunning directorial debut, “Two of Us.” This finely wrought tale of love, loss, aging and the secrets we keep contains the bittersweet lessons of life itself. It’s rendered beautifully, and tragically, on screen, by director/co-writer Meneghetti, who collaborated on the script with Florence Vignon and Malysone Bovorasmy. It’s a unique and utterly worthy choice as France’s official selection for the Academy Awards Best International Film this year. Martine Chevalier and Léa Drucker in “Two of Us.” (Magnolia Pictures) ....
The Martha s Vineyard Times A heartbreaking tale of two lesbian lovers “Two of Us,” a heartbreaking story of lesbian love, starts tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 5, virtually and at the M.V. Film Center. While their love might seem entirely acceptable in today’s world, it’s not so, considering the age, culture, and location of these two gay pensioners. Lippo Meneghetti directed his first feature, shown at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival. It stars German actress Barbara Sukowa as Nina Dorn, and Martine Chevallier as Mado (Madeleine) Girard. Awardwinning Sukowa is known for her Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Margarethe von Trotta roles, and Chevallier for hers at the Comédie-Française. ....