One woman for two
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | One woman for two |
| Original title | Gazon maudit |
| Country of production | France |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1995 |
| length | 104 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Josiane Balasko |
| script | Josiane Balasko, Patrick Aubrée , Telsche Boorman |
| production |
Pierre Grunstein , Claude Berri |
| music | Manuel Malou |
| camera | Gérard de Battista |
| cut | Rusty Martin |
| occupation | |
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A woman for two ( fr . : Gazon maudit ) is a French film . Josiane Balasko directed the comedy film, shot in 1995 .
action
Laurent and Loli live as a married couple in the south of France with their children. Laurent works as a real estate agent and Loli is a housewife. Laurent is secretly having extramarital sexual affairs.
One day a VW bus stops in front of the couple's house. The driver is Marijo, a 40 year old lesbian plumber . Marijo asks Loli to be allowed to phone in her house, to which Loli agrees. In return, Loli asks for water damage to be repaired. An affair develops between the two women, which Laurent finds out. Laurent is outraged as a husband, but then his friend Antoine Loli reports on Laurent's secret affairs. This seems to justify the romance between the two women. Marijo moves into Loli and Laurent's house.
Antoine suggests that Laurent hide his hostility towards Marijo and wait until the affair between his wife and Marijo ends. Laurent agrees and an idyllic ménage à trois is created in the house . Laurent's strategy is effective, especially after another lesbian couple, old friends of Marijo's, come to visit the house. As Laurent welcomes her, Loli grows nervous and jealous.
Marijo sees that the situation in the house is no longer harmonious. She knows Laurent doesn't want her in the house. While Loli is away one day, Marijo makes a deal with Laurent. She suggests that she leave the house and end the relationship with Loli if he sleeps with her and he makes her pregnant. Marijo has wanted a baby for years. Laurent agrees and sleeps with Marijo. Then Marijo leaves the house and travels back to Paris. Laurent and Loli return to their old married life, although their relationship with one another is deeply changed.
Eight months later, Loli hears that Marijo lives in Paris and is pregnant. Loli is surprised and shocked. She persuades Laurent to travel to Paris with her and visit Marijo. Marijo is now working as a DJ in a discotheque, where there is an argument. Ultimately, after the discussion, all three get along and Marijo returns to the south of France, where she has her baby. The Ménage á trois is now lived in the household and the two mothers jointly look after their children.
background
The comedy was shot with a budget of around € 7 million in Avignon in the south of France .
criticism
“A triangular comedy that tries to conform to the conventions of the genre and only incorporates the image of the lesbian woman as a stereotypical set piece. The sexual disorder serves to flatly confirm the social order, which is otherwise exhausted in stupid jokes. "
Awards
- 1996: César in the Best Screenplay category , as well as nominations for Best Film , Best Director , Best Actor for Alain Chabat and Best Supporting Actor for Ticky Holgado
- 1996: Nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- 1996: Prix Lumières for Best Screenplay
Web links
- A woman for two in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- One woman for two in the online film database
- One woman for two in the German dubbing index