Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard is riveting in heartbreaking drama Two Days, One Night
OSCAR-winner Marion Cotillard displays deep quality and subtle grace notes as a battling woman put in an impossible position in Two Days, One Night.
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OSCAR-winner Marion Cotillard displays deep quality and subtle grace notes as a battling woman put in an impossible position in Two Days, One Night
She plays Sandra, a woman facing retrenchment from a job that is her only chance of keeping her head above water in a tough economic climate.
Her sole chance of keeping her position is to convince her fellow employees not to take an imminent salary bonus they also sorely need.
What makes matters worse is that Sandra only has a single weekend to make her case to each and every one of her co-workers.
As you would expect, Sandra must endure responses that encompass the whole spectrum of human emotions.
Just as some are moved by her plight, others make it perfectly clear they believe it is her problem alone.
Fans of fine acting will immediately recognise the deep quality and subtle grace notes Cotillard applies to her performance.
Sandra sufferers from clinical depression — a condition which has prejudiced her bosses against her — and the way Cotillard conveys Sandra’s resilience despite her wavering mental health is as powerful as it is poignant.
Filmed with a raw authenticity that saddens as it informs, this is tough, yet resolutely truthful viewing. Just make sure you’re in the right frame of mind to handle such an intense experience.
Rating: 3.5/5
Directors: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
Starring: Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Olivier Gourmet
“She must hold her position. She must hold her nerve”
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