Two for the road [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox presents ; Stanley Donen Films Ltd. ; produced by Stanley Donen ; writer, Frederic Raphael ; directed by Stanley Donen.
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FilmPublisher number: 2230812 | 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Series: Studio classicPublication details: Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2005].Edition: WidescreenDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits: - Director of photography, Christopher Challis ; art director, Marc Frederic, Willy Holt ; editors, Madeleine Gug, Richard Marden ; original music, Henry Mancini.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In preparing his romantic comedy Two For the Road, director Stanley Donen decided to utilize many of the cinematic techniques popularized by the French "nouvelle vague" filmmakers. Jump cutting back and forth in time with seeming abandon, Donen and scriptwriter Frederic Raphael chronicle the 12-year relationship between architect Wallace (Albert Finney) and his wife (Audrey Hepburn). While backpacking through Europe, student Finney falls for lovely music student Jacqueline Bisset, but later settles for Hepburn, another aspiring musician (this vignette served as the launching pad for the film-within-a-film in Francois Truffaut's 1973 classic Day for Night). Once married, Finney and Hepburn go on a desultory honeymoon, travelling in the company of insufferable American tourists William Daniels and Eleanor Bron and their equally odious daughter Gabrielle Middleton. Later on, during yet another road trip, Finney is offered an irresistible job opportunity by Claude Dauphin, which ultimately distances Finney from his now-pregnant wife. Still remaining on the road, the film then details Finney and Hepburn's separate infidelities. The film ends where it begins, with Finney and Hepburn taking still another road vacation, hoping to sew up their unraveling marriage. While critics did nip-ups over Stanley Donen's "revolutionary" nonlinear story-telling techniques, audiences responded to the chemistry between Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney, not to mention the unforgettable musical score by Henry Mancini. Note: many TV prints of Two for the Road are edited for content, robbing the viewer of Finney and Hepburn's delightful "Bitch/Bastard" closing endearments. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Originally released as a motion picture in 1967.
Special features: Commentary by director Stanley Donen; restoration comparison; theatrical trailer; Studio classics trailers: "Three coins in a fountain", "Love is a many splendored thing", "An affair to remember", "Peyton Place"; still gallery.
Director of photography, Christopher Challis ; art director, Marc Frederic, Willy Holt ; editors, Madeleine Gug, Richard Marden ; original music, Henry Mancini.
Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney, Eleanor Bron, William Daniels, Gabrielle Middleton, Claude Dauphin, Nadia Gray, Georges Descrières, Jacqueline Bissett, Judy Cromwell, Irène Hilde, Dominique Joss.
Joanna is in a touring girl's choir and Mark is a struggling architect when they first meet on the road in Europe. The film follows their life together - through courtship and marriage, infidelity and parenthood - all on the road.
MPAA rating: Not rated.
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Audio in English, French or Spanish with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned.