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- 2016
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 36 m
- 2016
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 36 m
Summary Set in a small town near the North Pole where roads lead to nowhere, the story follows Roman (Dane DeHaan) and Lucy (Tatiana Maslany), two burning souls who come together to make a leap for life and inner peace.
Directed By: Kim Nguyen
Written By: Louis Grenier, Kim Nguyen
- 2016
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 36 m
- 2016
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 36 m
Two Lovers and a Bear
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5.7
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Summary Set in a small town near the North Pole where roads lead to nowhere, the story follows Roman (Dane DeHaan) and Lucy (Tatiana Maslany), two burning souls who come together to make a leap for life and inner peace.
Directed By: Kim Nguyen
Written By: Louis Grenier, Kim Nguyen
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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42% Positive
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58% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
61
42% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
58% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Two Lovers and a Bear finds a blend of magic realism, romance and isolation that produces a tremendously moving result.
he film’s unexpected narrative elements — including a few shots you’ve never seen no matter how often you go to the movies — make this a rewarding take on coupledom told with satisfying visual flair.
Like those who live up there, viewers have two choices: Give yourself over to the experience, and you’ll be transported; stand back, and you’ll feel nothing but chill.
The beauty and absurdity (things also get harrowing) don’t entirely compensate for the overheated romanticism in which the movie is grounded, but they do make Two Lovers and a Bear a nearly singular cinematic trek.
Some individual scenes are certainly striking and the couple’s complex relationship and chemistry are believable but the overall narrative retains an erratic and somewhat jerky quality as the various elements don’t always logically build on what has come before.
Reckless love, life and death and a talking polar bear (voiced by Gordon Pinsent) are all given equal time but not a trajectory we can follow.
Fumbling between broad comedic strokes you’d find in a Disney film and the kind of darkness that usually creeps out of heavy Danish dramas, “Two Lovers And A Bear” is tonally off-kilter on top of failing to engage on any deeper level.
User Score
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Based on 7 User Ratings
5.7
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Based on 7 User Ratings
5.7
43% Positive
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Awards
Canadian Screen Awards, CA
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards
• 3 Nominations
Le Gala Quebec Cinema
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
