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Two Drifters
Strand Releasing


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FILM:

O Fantasma

MPAA RATING: Not Rated

Starring João Carreira, Carloto Cotta, Ana Cristina De Oliveira, Nuno Gil, and Teresa Madruga

Two lonely people careen through life following their individual experiences of loss: Rui, a handsome young romantic, loses his lover Pedro on the day of their anniversary; Odete, as fetching as she is unstable, is abruptly dumped by her boyfriend when she broaches the subject of starting a family. Their worlds collide when Odete becomes obsessed with Pedro, a man she never knew. (Strand Releasing)

GENRE(S):	Drama \| Foreign
WRITTEN BY:	Paulo Rebelo João Pedro Rodrigues
DIRECTED BY:	João Pedro Rodrigues
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: October 17, 2006 Theatrical: June 23, 2006
RUNNING TIME:	101 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	Portugal
LANGUAGE(S):	Portuguese (with English subtitles)

Original title "Odete"; Cinémas de Recherche - Special Mention, 2005 Cannes Film Festival

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The New York Times Nathan Lee

Neither sentimental nor cruel, yet touching and trenchant, the movie sustains a profound ambivalence right up to the final shot.

Village Voice Drew Tillman

If you can look past the film's inexplicably straight face, Two Drifters is an enjoyably daffy picture.

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Though the film contains many haunting images, the absence of a solid emotional foundation makes its increasingly preposterous story developments feel arbitrary and ultimately pointless.

Los Angeles Times Sam Adams

With a title nicked from "Breakfast at Tiffany's," Two Drifters styles itself as a classical romance, albeit one in which half the couple is either deceased or deranged.

LA Weekly Ella Taylor

The setup and execution of this quietly histrionic tale of the distorting power of thwarted love are so patently ridiculous that the urge to laugh gets in the way.

San Francisco Chronicle John McMurtrie

An overwrought weepie, it may be inspired by the recent dramas of Pedro Almodóvar, but it comes off as Almodóvar Lite -- muy lite.

Chicago Tribune Jessica Reaves

With a weak script, utterly unsympathetic characters and a nonsensical plot, it can barely keep plodding along.

New York Post Kyle Smith

It's hard to say what's worse in the strange Portuguese drama Two Drifters: the insufferable wordless stretches, or the sudsy dialogue.

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Two Drifters
Strand Releasing