# Genre:Romance, Drama
# Director:James Gray
# Cast:Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw, Moni Moshonov, Isabella Rossellini
Set in the insular world of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, TWO LOVERS is a classic romantic drama, with Joaquin Phoenix giving a raw and vulnerable performance as Leonard, a charismatic but troubled young man who moves back into his childhood home following a recent heartbreak. While recovering under the watchful eye of his parents (Isabella Rossellini and Moni Monoshov), Leonard meets two women in quick succession: Michelle (Gwyneth Paltrow), a mysterious and beautiful neighbor who is exotic and out-of-place in Leonards staid world, and Sandra, the lovely and caring daughter of a businessman who is buying out his familys dry-cleaning business. Leonard becomes deeply infatuated by Michelle, who seems poised to fall for him, but is having a self-destructive affair with a married man. At the same time, mounting pressure from his family pushes him towards committing to Sandra. Leonard is forced to make an impossible decision - between the impetuousness of desire and the comfort of love - or risk falling back into the darkness that nearly killed him.
nice movie... he realizes that, in Sandra, he has found someone who loves him and with whom he can build a decent life but he would have prefered going with Michelle... somehow he choosed the best of a bad situation.
86Volker 5 months ago
One of the best romances I seen in awhile. Everything about this movie is perfect,the actors, locations and the dialogue. Nowadays romances are predictable, but is one rare movie where everything comes together. Joaquin is one of of my favorite actors, the emotion he feels is amazing. I absolutely love this movie, brilliant just brilliant.
bowiehs 1 year ago
I love how this trailer uses not one but two opera pieces--and the movie is absolutely beautiful as well.
RubyTuesday717 1 year ago
watch it online here
divxon.blogspot . com/2009/12/two-lovers-2008_15.html
JaikeKun 2 years ago