list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Two for the Road on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Two_for_the_Road/36232/default.aspx Title: Two for the Road
Year: 1967
Director: Stanley Donen
Plot: In preparing his romantic comedy Two For the Road, director Stanley Donen decided to utilize many of the cinematic techniques popularized by the French "nouvelle vague" filmmakers. Jump cutting back and forth in time with seeming abandon, Donen and scriptwriter Frederic Raphael chronicle the 12-year relationship between architect Wallace (Albert Finney) and his wife (Audrey Hepburn). While backpacking through Europe, student Finney falls for lovely music student Jacqueline Bisset, but later settles for Hepburn, another aspiring musician (this vignette served as the launching pad for the film-within-a-film in Francois Truffaut's 1973 classic Day for Night). Once married, Finney and Hepburn go on a desultory honeymoon, travelling in the company of insufferable American tourists William Daniels and Eleanor Bron and their equally odious daughter Gabrielle Middleton. Later on, during yet another road trip, Finney is offered an irresistible job opportunity by Claude Dauphin, which ultimately distances Finney from his now-pregnant wife. Still remaining on the road, the film then details Finney and Hepburn's separate infidelities. The film ends where it begins, with Finney and Hepburn taking still another road vacation, hoping to sew up their unraveling marriage. While critics did nip-ups over Stanley Donen's "revolutionary" nonlinear story-telling techniques, audiences responded to the chemistry between Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney, not to mention the unforgettable musical score by Henry Mancini. Note: many TV prints of Two for the Road are edited for content, robbing the viewer of Finney and Hepburn's delightful "Bitch/Bastard" closing endearments. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:19:15 GMTTwo for the Road1967Stanley DonenIn preparing his romantic comedy Two For the Road, director <a href="/players/P____88027/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Stanley Donen</a> decided to utilize many of the cinematic techniques popularized by the French "nouvelle vague" filmmakers. Jump cutting back and forth in time with seeming abandon, Donen and scriptwriter <a href="/players/P___107573/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Frederic Raphael</a> chronicle the 12-year relationship between architect Wallace (<a href="/players/P____23545/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Albert Finney</a>) and his wife (<a href="/players/P____31869/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Audrey Hepburn</a>). While backpacking through Europe, student Finney falls for lovely music student <a href="/players/P_____6361/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Jacqueline Bisset</a>, but later settles for Hepburn, another aspiring musician (this vignette served as the launching pad for the film-within-a-film in Francois Truffaut's 1973 classic <a href=/films/42330/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Day for Night</a>). Once married, Finney and Hepburn go on a desultory honeymoon, travelling in the company of insufferable American tourists <a href="/players/P____86703/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>William Daniels</a> and <a href="/players/P_____8674/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Eleanor Bron</a> and their equally odious daughter Gabrielle Middleton. Later on, during yet another road trip, Finney is offered an irresistible job opportunity by <a href="/players/P____17115/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Claude Dauphin</a>, which ultimately distances Finney from his now-pregnant wife. Still remaining on the road, the film then details Finney and Hepburn's separate infidelities. The film ends where it begins, with Finney and Hepburn taking still another road vacation, hoping to sew up their unraveling marriage. While critics did nip-ups over <a href="/players/P____88027/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Stanley Donen</a>'s "revolutionary" nonlinear story-telling techniques, audiences responded to the chemistry between <a href="/players/P____31869/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Audrey Hepburn</a> and <a href="/players/P____23545/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Albert Finney</a>, not to mention the unforgettable musical score by <a href="/players/P___100975/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Henry Mancini</a>. Note: many TV prints of Two for the Road are edited for content, robbing the viewer of Finney and Hepburn's delightful "Bitch/Bastard" closing endearments. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide6Taggedy Taggged (6-10)5123http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t65750ddtbd.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Two_for_the_Road/36232/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_July_21_Road_Trip/625/32851/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: The_American_Dream
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Post Date: 7/21/2008 4:13:13 PM
Body: Of corse "Fear and Loathing" is a true road trip. Adding a whole new meaning to the second word of that phrase. Hunter Thomson is a classic road tripper as well as an acid tripper. Interestingly, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" does not feature allot of moving. They are in Las Vegas. But that sometimes is half the point of a road trip, not going any where. "Cars" and "Local Hero" do this far more benignly. Just to add to the list now, there are some classics that come to my mind as road trip movies; "It Happened One Night" a perfectly enjoyable comedy that is in many ways the original road trip, and "Two for the Road" where a more than a dash of drama is thrown into the mix of the comedy that is often in road trip movies, and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" as a road trip version of perhaps the first road trip ever; The Odyssey.
]]>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:13:13 GMTThe_American_DreamWeekly Theme7/21/2008 4:13:13 PMOf corse "Fear and Loathing" is a true road trip. Adding a whole new meaning to the second word of that phrase. Hunter Thomson is a classic road tripper as well as an acid tripper. Interestingly, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" does not feature allot of moving. They are in Las Vegas. But that sometimes is half the point of a road trip, not going any where. "Cars" and "Local Hero" do this far more benignly. Just to add to the list now, there are some classics that come to my mind as road trip movies; "It Happened One Night" a perfectly enjoyable comedy that is in many ways the original road trip, and "Two for the Road" where a more than a dash of drama is thrown into the mix of the comedy that is often in road trip movies, and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" as a road trip version of perhaps the first road trip ever; The Odyssey. http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2007/7/13/13888.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
Post To: SpoutBlog on spout.com
Post Date: 7/13/2007 4:00:39 PM
Body: I've been tagged by FilmSnob to participate in the Eight Things meme that's been going around. All the cool kids are doing it, and it's Friday, so why the hell not? But in the interest of keeping things around here *somewhat* on topic, I will try to keep this semi-film related. First, the rules: Rules: 1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts. 2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves. 3. People who are tagged write their own blog post about their eight things and include these rules. 4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged and that they should read your blog. Now, the things: 1) I have never seen the following films: Gone with the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia, The Goonies or Gremlins. 2)When I first moved to New York, I was broke, working full time and going to school at night. I came up with a crack-pot scheme to track down Peter Bogdanovich and convince him to let me be his personal secretary. I was totally ready to put it into action, until a roommate talked me out of it. 3) I've walked out of far too many films in tears--films that could not in any way be construed as tearjerkers--films like Dodgeball, and Independence Day. I think there's actually something wrong with my eyes; they tend to tear up when I stare at any kind of screen for a long stretch of time. This is just one of many reasons why, like FilmSnob... 4) I prefer to see films alone. Another reason: I get extremely claustrophobic in movie theaters unless there is at least one empty seat next to me. 5) I have dressed up as the following fictional characters for Halloween: Holly Golightly, Sally Bowles, Marla Singer. 6) Speaking of Sally Bowles: I'm such an unrepentant Judy Garland fanatic that I give a pass to pretty much everything Liza Minnelli does. With the possible exception of Arthur 2: On the Rocks. 7) I have a ton of VHS tapes that I rescued from bargain bins with the intention of burning them to DVD, but that, due to my own stunning laziness, are just sitting on my shelves collecting dust. Some of these include: Where the Green Ants Dream, Two For the Road and Zabriskie Point. I hate myself for being this lazy, but the self-loathing just breeds more laziness. 8) When I was in ninth grade, I went to see Pulp Fiction with a guy named Gil, who went on to direct Monster House. Now that that's over, I beg for attention from tag the following bloggers to participate in the meme: Aaron Dobbs, Michael Tully, Ariel Waldman, Tom Hall, Wiley Wiggins, Gabe Rivera, Randall Bennett , Jason Calacanis, and Virginia Heffernan. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:00:39 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com7/13/2007 4:00:39 PMI've been tagged by FilmSnob to participate in the Eight Things meme that's been going around. All the cool kids are doing it, and it's Friday, so why the hell not? But in the interest of keeping things around here *somewhat* on topic, I will try to keep this semi-film related. First, the rules: Rules: 1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts. 2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves. 3. People who are tagged write their own blog post about their eight things and include these rules. 4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged and that they should read your blog. Now, the things: 1) I have never seen the following films: Gone with the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia, The Goonies or Gremlins. 2)When I first moved to New York, I was broke, working full time and going to school at night. I came up with a crack-pot scheme to track down Peter Bogdanovich and convince him to let me be his personal secretary. I was totally ready to put it into action, until a roommate talked me out of it. 3) I've walked out of far too many films in tears--films that could not in any way be construed as tearjerkers--films like Dodgeball, and Independence Day. I think there's actually something wrong with my eyes; they tend to tear up when I stare at any kind of screen for a long stretch of time. This is just one of many reasons why, like FilmSnob... 4) I prefer to see films alone. Another reason: I get extremely claustrophobic in movie theaters unless there is at least one empty seat next to me. 5) I have dressed up as the following fictional characters for Halloween: Holly Golightly, Sally Bowles, Marla Singer. 6) Speaking of Sally Bowles: I'm such an unrepentant Judy Garland fanatic that I give a pass to pretty much everything Liza Minnelli does. With the possible exception of Arthur 2: On the Rocks. 7) I have a ton of VHS tapes that I rescued from bargain bins with the intention of burning them to DVD, but that, due to my own stunning laziness, are just sitting on my shelves collecting dust. Some of these include: Where the Green Ants Dream, Two For the Road and Zabriskie Point. I hate myself for being this lazy, but the self-loathing just breeds more laziness. 8) When I was in ninth grade, I went to see Pulp Fiction with a guy named Gil, who went on to direct Monster House. Now that that's over, I beg for attention from tag the following bloggers to participate in the meme: Aaron Dobbs, Michael Tully, Ariel Waldman, Tom Hall, Wiley Wiggins, Gabe Rivera, Randall Bennett , Jason Calacanis, and Virginia Heffernan. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Adoring_Audrey/Re_Gap_commercial/45/2956/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: pippin06
Post To: Adoring Audrey
Post Date: 9/14/2006 4:15:10 PM
Body: I think it might be from Two for the Road, spoutgirl, though I haven't seen that movie in ages and ages. It's from a scene where she's dancing in a bar or club, and it's definitely the 60s. She's wearing a black top with the black pant, and her hair is in a ponytail...that's my best guess anyway.
]]>Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:15:10 GMTpippin06Adoring Audrey9/14/2006 4:15:10 PMI think it might be from Two for the Road, spoutgirl, though I haven't seen that movie in ages and ages. It's from a scene where she's dancing in a bar or club, and it's definitely the 60s. She's wearing a black top with the black pant, and her hair is in a ponytail...that's my best guess anyway. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/love/MemberTagFilms.aspxlove
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