Set against the backdrop of the imminent Russian revolution in 1917, a young doctor embarks on a downward spiral into morphine addiction as his country descends into communism.
From acclaimed director François Ozon 5x2 is a revealing and insightful film about an ill-fated love story. Focusing on five definitive moments in a couple’s life, the film charts a reverse chronology of their relationship from bitter divorce to their first encounter. Nominated for the 2004 Golden Lion and winner of the Pasinetti Award at Venice in 2004 the film boasts an exceptional performance from Munich star Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.
Middle-class, thirty-something couple Gilles (Stéphane Freiss) and Marion (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) have just filed for divorce, deciding to go their separate ways, with Marion taking custody of their four-year-old son. From this, the film unravels, deftly moving back through time to happier moments in the couple’s relationship; eventually revealing the couple’s first blissful encounter.
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