Two Lions in the Sun

Two Lions in the Sun is a 1980 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Claude Faraldo. It was entered into the main competition at the 37th Venice International Film Festival.

Cast

Jean-François Stévenin as Paul
Jean-Pierre Sentier as René
Catherine Lachens as Babette
Jean-Pierre Tailhade as Volviste
Martine Sarcey as the woman in the park
Michel Robin as the man in the park
Valérie Kling as Mireille
Alain Doutey as the bank manager
Jeanne Herviale as the landlady

Release

The film entered the main competition at the 37th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Officina Veneziana sidebar.

Reception

A contemporary Variety review described the film as a "sometimes strained, sometimes touching tale" that has "intensity of mood" and an "offbeat treatment and subject". Stefano Reggiani from La Stampa also praised the film, "a finely crafted story, full of subtlety, a parable marked by the urgency of reality."