Marie-Jo and Her 2 Lovers (2002)
"Marie-Jo et ses 2 amours" (original title)

Having reached middle age, a woman must choose between the two men in her life.

Director:

Robert Guédiguian

Writers:

Robert Guédiguian, Jean-Louis Milesi

Stars:

Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan

5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ariane Ascaride	...	Marie-Jo
Jean-Pierre Darroussin	...	Daniel
Gérard Meylan	...	Marco
Julie-Marie Parmentier	...	Julie
Jacques Boudet	...	Jean-Christophe
Yann Trégouët	...	Sylvain
Frédérique Bonnal	...	Mrs. Fauvelet
Souhade Temimi	...	La collègue de Marie-Jo
Maya Seuleyvan	...	La dame à la minerve (as Maia Sevleyan)
Frédéric Garbe	...	Le toubib
Danielle Stefan	...	L'invitée à la fête
Jacques Germain	...	Le pilote
Axel Köhler	...	Le commandant allemand (as Alex Koehler)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Ano
Brigitte Beck

Storyline

Marie-Jo is a middleaged woman living an ordinary life in Marseilles with her husband, Daniel and her daughter, Julie. Daniel runs a small construction business in which Marie-Jo helps. She also works at the local hospital. Outwardly their marriage is loving. But Marie-Jo has been in love with another man for more than twelve months.Marco works as a harbour pilot and is deeply in love with Marie-Jo. Learning that loving two men is impossible, Marie-Jo is forced to make a choice.

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Plot Keywords:

marseille | daughter | triangle | male rear nudity | male frontal nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

26 June 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

Marie Jon kaksi rakastajaa

Filming Locations:

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$535,332 (France) (28 June 2002)

Gross:

$1,023,051 (France) (5 July 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Agat Films & Cie, Canal+, Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chosen by "Telerama" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2002 (#07)

User Reviews

Marseilles in modified temper

How many films haven't you seen (especially French ones) about the married woman having an "affair"? There aren't many surprises here either, but the acting makes it believeable anyway. It's too much to say that this is like a documentary, it's far from it, but the realistic performances by Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin give real life to everything.

Marseilles plays a big part here. That city is almost like an actor. The emotional conditions for these people might have been different somewhere else. The tempo is slow however and so is the temper. You have time to breath, watching this.