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The Two of Us

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When the Nazis invade France, the family of Jewish child Claude (Alain Cohen) ships him out to a rural setting where he is less likely to be discovered by German soldiers. There, an aging couple, Pepe (Michel Simon) and Mèmè (Luce Fabiole), take in Claude and quickly grow close to him. Pepe, however, an unrepentant anti-Semite, has no idea the boy is a Jew, and the discovery of Claude's religious background could destroy their intimate friendship -- or help Pepe overcome his prejudices.

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker 07/06/2022
There’s so little going on in The Two of Us that one has to begin thinking of it as an idyll-fable, which has never been my idea of a good time. Go to Full Review Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice 12/19/2017
Anyone who ever managed to open up, as a child, to an older relative or friend whose noxious views still confounded them will recognize the sly, small bargains that Claude makes with himself. Go to Full Review Gilbert Adair Time Out 02/11/2006
The film's good humour and discretion, plus Simon's virtuoso performance, make it never less than watchable. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 10/10/2019
4/5
[Claude Berri's] debut stands as one his most accomplished achievements, and is a masterwork of haunting WWII and coming-of-age cinema. Go to Full Review Lee Jutton Film Inquiry 05/30/2018
Refreshingly free of bloodshed and bombast, Berri's film proves that you don't need to depict the visceral horrors of World War II onscreen to drive home the lasting impact it had on everyday people. Go to Full Review Doris Toumarkine Film Journal International 12/21/2017
Delivers simple pleasures amidst wartime realities. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Alain E @AlainE Feb 11 Very well done and impressively restored. A simple story. During the occupation of France by the Nazis his Jewish parents send their young son to live in the countryside with the relatives of a friend, the boy pretending to be a young Catholic. The old man is an antisemite, although otherwise not a bad person. They all survive. It doesn’t appear that the true identity of the boy was ever revealed. We don’t witness any atrocities from either side. During the celebration of the liberation a young woman who obviously was in a relationship with a German has her hair shaved, but she is allowed to care for her baby. Worse things happened elsewhere. Acting is convincing and that includes a scene involving farm animals. On Cohen, appropriately. My grandfather was like the old man. Thankfully, he was dead when I analyzed my DNA and learned that I am 8% Jew. See more Scott R @ScottR Oct 5 NYT 1000 list. It was a beautiful ironic tale about overcoming prejudice with a young boy being sent to rural France during WW2 and being taken care of by his grandparents. I enjoyed the movie and its message. SLC DVD. See more Shioka O 12/04/2022 This film is mostly cozy and funny for the setting. War deployment Jew kids story could be poor, painful and miserable, but this is not. Considering the release year 1968, this look so old/authentic. See more jerry z 05/17/2020 Sweet interaction between step-grandfather and 9-year-old Jewish boy, but poses the uncomfortable question of how kind is a man who also is an anti-semite. See more Gina W 07/09/2018 Having been forced into minor parts for several years by a debilitating illness, veteran film actor Michel Simon made a triumphant return to leading roles in the charming, poignant The Two of Us (Le Vieil Homme et L'Enfant). It's the story of an anti-Semite farmer who takes care of a Paris child during in the country during the war - not realizing the child is Jewish. Rated 100% on RT. It was made in 1967 in black and white. See more 06/08/2018 This film is wonderful! I loved every frame and it brought me back in time to when I was growing up. Definitely not like any other film you’ve ever seen. It has a lot of heart but is not preachy at all. the cast is amazing and so is the entire ensemble cast I highly recommend five stars! See more Read all reviews
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Claude Berri

Director

Michel Simon

Pepe

Alain Cohen

Claude

Luce Fabiole

Mèmè

Claude Berri

Writer

Gérard Brach

Writer

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Synopsis When the Nazis invade France, the family of Jewish child Claude (Alain Cohen) ships him out to a rural setting where he is less likely to be discovered by German soldiers. There, an aging couple, Pepe (Michel Simon) and Mèmè (Luce Fabiole), take in Claude and quickly grow close to him. Pepe, however, an unrepentant anti-Semite, has no idea the boy is a Jew, and the discovery of Claude's religious background could destroy their intimate friendship -- or help Pepe overcome his prejudices.
Director
Claude Berri
Producer
Paul Cadéac
Screenwriter
Claude Berri, Gérard Brach
Distributor
Cinema V
Production Co
P.A.C.
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 29, 1967, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Dec 22, 2017
Release Date (Streaming)
May 29, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$50.7K
Runtime
1h 26m
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