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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, 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.
Original Release
11/19/2008
US Release
02/13/2009
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Joaquin Phoenix | Leonard Kraditor / Leonard |
Anne Joyce | Leonard's Ex-Fiancée |
Elliot Villar | Bystander |
Craig Walker | Bystander #2 |
Carmen M. Herlihy | Lady with Baby Carriage |
Donald John Hewitt | Another Bystander |
Christian Albrizo | Some Kid |
Isabella Rossellini | Ruth Kraditor / Ruth |
Moni Moshonov | Reuben Kraditor |
Julie Budd | Carol Cohen |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joaquin Phoenix | Leonard Kraditor / Leonard |
Anne Joyce | Leonard's Ex-Fiancée |
Elliot Villar | Bystander |
Craig Walker | Bystander #2 |
Carmen M. Herlihy | Lady with Baby Carriage |
Donald John Hewitt | Another Bystander |
Christian Albrizo | Some Kid |
Isabella Rossellini | Ruth Kraditor / Ruth |
Moni Moshonov | Reuben Kraditor |
Julie Budd | Carol Cohen |
Bob Ari | Michael Cohen |
Iain J. Bopp | David Cohen |
Vinessa Shaw | Sandra Cohen / Sandra |
Gwyneth Paltrow | Michelle Rausch / Michelle |
Samantha Ivers | Stephanie |
Miguel Rivera | Antonio |
Clinton C. Ingram | Bouncer |
Doug Wright | Maitre d' |
David Ross | Waiter |
Elias Koteas | Ronald Blatt |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Marc Butan | Executive Producer |
Mark Cuban | Executive Producer |
Agnès Mentre | Executive Producer |
Todd Wagner | Executive Producer |
James Gray | Producer |
Donna Gigliotti | Producer |
Anthony Katagas | Producer |
Couper Samuelson | Producer |
Mike Upton | Producer |