Two for the Road
Two for the Road is a 1967 British romance film directed and produced by Stanley Donen, and starring Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney. The film tells the story of a married couple who reflect on their twelve-year relationship while on a road trip from England to the French Riviera. As they survey their foundering marriage in the present, the evolution of their relationship reveals itself through vignettes from four previous trips they took along the same route. The film was made from an original screenplay by Frederic Raphael. Supporting cast members include Eleanor Bron, William Daniels, Claude Dauphin, and Nadia Gray.
Plot
The story begins in 1966 in Romney Marsh, Kent. The wealthy and successful architect Mark Wallace and his wife Joanna drive their 1965 Mercedes 230SL past a wedding on the way to Lydd Airport, where they take a British United Air Ferries flight to France. Upon arriving in France, they begin a drive to Saint-Tropez to meet with Mark's longtime client, Maurice Dalbret. As they make their way to the south of France, the unhappy couple reflect on four previous trips they made along the same route. The film jumps between their present and past trips to show how their relationship has broken down over time.
Cast
- Albert Finney
- Albert Michel
- Audrey Hepburn
- Cathy Jones
- Claude Dauphin
- Denise Péron
- Eleanor Bron
- Georges Descrières
- Hélène Tossy
- Irène Hilda
- Jacqueline Bisset
- Jacques Hilling
- Jean-François Laley
- Judy Cornwell
- Karyn Balm
- Mario Verdon
- Moustache
- Nadia Gray
- Olga Georges-Picot
- Patricia Viterbo
- Paul Mercey
- Robert Le Béal
- William Daniels
- Yves Barsacq
More details
| author | Frederic Raphael |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | France |
| director | Stanley Donen |
| editor | Madeleine Gug Richard Marden |
| genre | comedy-drama romance |
| keywords | abbeville bentley s1 british united air ferries cheap hotel drive end failing marriage first time ford country squire kent learn luxury hotel lydd airport married couple menton mercedes 230sl mercedes-benz w113 mg t-type mg td morning on the road phone call project a ramatuelle read romney marsh their way think triumph herald unhappy couple university of chicago volkswagen microbus volkswagen type 2 wealthy couple wed |
| musicBy | Henry Mancini |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
| producer | Stanley Donen |
| productionCompany | Twentieth Century-Fox |
| recordedAt | Nice Paris Saint-Tropez |
| theme | narrative romantic comedy |