- 5x2
Infobox_Film
name = 5x2
caption = "5x2" film poster
writer =François Ozon ,Emmanuèle Bernheim
starring =Valeria Bruni Tedeschi ,Stéphane Freiss
director =François Ozon
producer =Olivier Delbosc ,Marc Missonnier
distributor =ThinkFilm (USA)
released =September 1 ,2004
runtime = 90 min
language = French
budget =
imdb_id = 0354356"5x2" (also "Cinq fois deux"; English: "Five Times Two") is a 2004 French
film directed byFrançois Ozon . The film has been compared to "Memento" and "Irréversible ", since it is shown inreverse chronology . It also could be compared to theOff Broadway musical,The Last Five Years , for its similar plotline.Plot
The story focuses on a young couple, Gilles and Marion in their 30's, filmed in five crucial moments of their life together: the meeting,
marriage , birth of their first child, arguments anddivorce . However, those are told in reverse order. Each moment is separated by an Italian song with evocative lyrics. Overall, it is a pessimistic life lesson about the difficulties of living as a couple.Cast
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Valeria Bruni Tedeschi - Marion
*Stéphane Freiss - Gilles
*Géraldine Pailhas - Valérie
*Françoise Fabian - Monique
*Michael Lonsdale - BernardExternal links
* [http://www.francois-ozon.com/anglais/index2.html "5x2" at Francois-Ozon.com]
*imdb title|id=0354356|title=5x2
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