Overview
Genre
Drama, RomanceRelease Date
February 13, 2009 (Limited)MPAA Rating
RDuration
110 min.Production Budget
$12 millionsStudio
Magnolia PicturesOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
James GrayProducer
Donna Gigliotti, Anthony KatagasScreenwriter
James Gray, Ric MenelloStarring
- Joaquin Phoenix as Leonard Kraditor
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Michelle Rausch
- Vinessa Shaw as Sandra Cohen
- Moni Moshonov
- Isabella Rossellini as Ruth Kraditor
- Elias Koteas as Ronald Blatt
- John Ortiz
- Julie Budd
Story
Set in the insular world of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, "Two Lovers" is a classic romantic drama, with Joaquin Phoenix giving a raw and vulnerable performance as Leonard, a charismatic but troubled young man who moves back into his childhood home following a recent heartbreak. While recovering under the watchful eye of his parents (Isabella Rossellini and Moni Monoshov), Leonard meets two women in quick succession: Michelle (Gwyneth Paltrow), a mysterious and beautiful neighbor who is exotic and out-of-place in Leonard's staid world, and Sandra (Vinessa Shaw), the lovely and caring daughter of a businessman who is buying out his family's dry-cleaning business.
Leonard becomes deeply infatuated by Michelle, who seems poised to fall for him, but is having a self-destructive affair with a married man. At the same time, mounting pressure from his family pushes him towards committing to Sandra. Leonard is forced to make an impossible decision - between the impetuousness of desire and the comfort of love - or risk falling back into the darkness that nearly killed him.
