Just the Two of Us

2023, France, 105 minutes, feature, thriller, drama

Director: Valérie Donzelli
Script: Audrey Diwan, Valérie Donzelli
Cinematography: Laurent Tangy
Cast: Virginie Efira, Melvil Poupaud, Dominique Reymond, Romane Bohringer
Producer: Alice Girard, Edouard Weil

The film follows the life of Blanche Renard, who meets Greg Lamoureux and believes he is the one. However, she soon finds herself caught up in a toxic relationship with a possessive and dangerous man.


Valérie Donzelli

The granddaughter of painter-sculptor Dante Donzelli, Valérie was born in 1973 in Épinal, a town in the North-East of France. At 18 she went to Paris to study studied architecture, but after a while decided instead to become an actress, which was encouraged by a young performer she met, Jérémie Elkaïm, who later became her companion.

Filmography

2023 – L’amour et les forêts
2019 – Notre Dame
2015 – Marguerite & Julien
2012 – Hand in hand
2011 – Declaration of war

Festivals and Awards

2023 – César Awards, France – Best Adapted Screenplay