Two for the Road (1967)

A couple in the south of France non-sequentially spin down the highways of infidelity in their troubled ten-year marriage.

Director:

Stanley Donen

Writer:

Frederic Raphael

Stars:

Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney, Eleanor Bron

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Audrey Hepburn	...	Joanna Wallace
Albert Finney	...	Mark Wallace
Eleanor Bron	...	Cathy Manchester
William Daniels	...	Howard Manchester
Gabrielle Middleton	...	Ruth Manchester
Claude Dauphin	...	Maurice Dalbret
Nadia Gray	...	Francoise Dalbret
Georges Descrières	...	David (as Georges Descrieres)
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Jackie
Judy Cornwell	...	Pat
Irène Hilda	...	Yvonne de Florac (as Irene Hilda)
Dominique Joos	...	Sylvia

Storyline

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 in a variety of cars through a score of time-shifting vignettes.

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Plot Keywords:

marriage | infidelity | europe | on the road | france | 

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Taglines:

They make something wonderful out of being alive!

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English French

Release Date:

27 April 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un camino para dos

Filming Locations:

Beauvallon, Drôme, France

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stanley Donen Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Average Shot Length = ~4.5 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~4.4 seconds. Both values are quite fast, and demonstrate the experimentation with faster cutting rates during the mid to late 1960s. For example, even a noted fast cutter like Sam Peckinpah would take until 1969 to produce a film (_Wild Bunch,The (1969)_) that is cut faster than _Two For The Road (1967)_.

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Goofs

While riding in a limousine, Joanna's hairdo is first shown with bangs, then without bangs, and then with bangs again.

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Quotes

Mark Wallace: [Mark and Joanna's car is on fire] Water!
Joanna Wallace: Oh! But where?
Mark Wallace: Find some!
Joanna Wallace: Here, here.
[she hands Mark a bottle of water]
Mark Wallace: [he pours the water on the engine]
Joanna Wallace: Oh! It likes water!

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Connections

Referenced in Cuatro estaciones (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Two for the Road"
(uncredited)
Music by Henry Mancini

User Reviews

Sixties Gem

In 1967, Audrey Hepburn had gotten into the "swing" of things by being with Peter O'Toole in "How to steal a million" and did not want to go back to being in flops like "paris when it sizzles" or wearing the same old Givenchy clothes. In this film you see a change in her, a new haircut, clothes from the grooviest designers of Mod London and elsewhere like Mary Quant and Paco Rabanne, you see her eat! eating casually bread, grapes;making funny noises,etc. you actually see her having fun in this picture.She plays Joanna Wallace who with her husband played beautifully by Albert Finney reflect on the good times and the bad times of their twelve-year marriage.This film is must see because it goes beyond the happy ending and into actually imitating life where marriage is not always perfect. where marriage has fights and arguments and sometimes infidelity and hurt but love usually conquers all.must see.