Two for the Road

A couple in the south of France non-sequentially spin down the highways of infidelity in their troubled ten-year marriage.

• Director:Stanley Donen
• Genre:Drama | Comedy | Romance
• Runtime:111 minutes

Cast

Audrey Hepburn : Joanna Wallace
Albert Finney : Mark Wallace
Eleanor Bron : Cathy Manchester
William Daniels : Howard Manchester
Gabrielle Middleton : Ruth Manchester

Now a successful and wealthy architect, Mark Wallace (Albert Finney) and his wife Joanna (Jo) Wallace (Audrey Hepburn) fly their white convertible Mercedes to Northern France, in order to continue driving to Saint-Tropez to celebrate the completion of a building project for a client, Maurice. Tensions amongst the couple are evident, and as they journey south they both remember and discuss several past journeys along the same road.

The earliest memory involves how they first met on a ferry crossing when Mark was travelling alone and Joanna was part of a girl’s choir. They meet again when Joanna’s choirbus goes off the road and Mark helps get them back on the road. When the other girls get chickenpox, Joanna and Mark unexpectedly wind up hitchhiking south together.

The next story tells how the two newlyweds are travelling with Mark’s ex-girlfriend Cathy Manchester (Eleanor Bron), husband (William Daniels) and daughter Ruth ‘Ruthie’ (Gabrielle Middleton) from the USA. Ruthie is not given any limits, and her behaviour frustrates Mark and Jo. Eventually Ruthie reveals the unkind descriptions of Joanna her parents have made in private. At this point Mark and Joanna decide to travel alone.

Next the pair drive a new MG which begins to have exhaust troubles, finally catching on fire. On this journey Joanna announces that she is pregnant. They also meet the wealthy Maurice Dalbret (Claude Dauphin) and his wife Francoise (Nadia Gray). Maurice becomes a generous but demanding client for Mark. Read more

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