5x2 is a French film that tells five short stories which uncovers the back story to the gradual disintegration of a middle class marriage by depicting five key moments in the relationship.It stars Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Stéphane Freiss.The movie is written and directed by François Ozon.5x2 puts into the microscope the rise and fall of one couple's marriage. Gilles and Marion have filed for divorce following several years of marriage, and after the judge declares their union is over, the story follows the couple through five lengthy flashbacks, presented in reverse chronological order, in which glimpses of their lives together are shown, ending with the couple meeting for the first time. 5x2 follows the peaks and valleys of Gilles and Marion's relationship, viewers witness a few of the many small events that make up a marriage.It was engrossing and absorbing from beginning to end.Despite of its flaws and it is far from being a classic French movie,I personally found this film excellent and outstanding.Also,the idea of telling the story of the film in five short episodes that presents the relationship's development is original and refreshing.Overall,this is one film that is highly recommended for a viewer who wants a great love story in another form of storytelling.

This is completely a waste of time. Not even sentimental but obviously bad. Gitsch, cliché in a very bad interpretation! The Schauspielerin is a catastrophe, the french film culture's shame, at least choose an other language! Ohh! Why did i watched it?! This is completely a waste of time. Not even sentimental but obviously bad. Gitsch, cliché in a very bad interpretation! The Schauspielerin is a catastrophe, the french film culture's shame, at least choose an other language! Ohh! Why did i watched it?! This is completely a waste of time. Not even sentimental but obviously bad. Gitsch, cliché in a very bad interpretation! The Schauspielerin is a catastrophe, the french film culture's shame, at least choose an other language! Ohh! Why did i watched it?! This is completely a waste of time. Not even sentimental but obviously bad. Gitsch, cliché in a very bad interpretation! The Schauspielerin is a catastrophe, the french film culture's shame, at least choose an other language! Ohh! Why did i watched it?! This is completely a waste of time. Not even sentimental but obviously bad. Gitsch, cliché in a very bad interpretation! The Schauspielerin is a catastrophe, the french film culture's shame, at least choose an other language! Ohh! Why did i watched it?!

This film is about 5 segments of the relationship between Gilles and Marion in reverse chronological order.I thought the reverse chronological order would make it as confusing as "Memento", but actually it is very simple to understand. The film highlights 5 different time segments that is pivotal to the relationship. What happens in between the segments is not mentioned. It leaves the viewers much room for imagination and interpretation.It is a story about real human beings. No one is flawless. The carnal desire of Gilles, and his shameless expression of it, destroys his love life. Valerie's passionless attitude and negativity destroys her relationship. Marion, on the other hand, gets repeatedly disappointed with life. Everything in the film is so real and close to us, unlike most films that portray fairytale couples or unrealistic lives.I particularly like the childbirth segment, as emotions are well portrayed and affecting. I think this film is good, but not as groundbreaking as I expected it to be.

The film 5 X 2 is a series of troubling scenes from a marriage, told in reverse order. It moves from a rather passionless, but painful divorce proceeding, through some violent goodbye sex, a plea for reconciliation by the former husband, all the way to the moment that they fell in love. Between those extremes they were never very good to each other for any length of time. The husband, Gilles, being aggressively cruel, while the wife, Marion, is passively cruel to her spouse. The motives and motivations behind these actions are never significantly explained and the viewer is left to fill in the blank spaces.Being puzzled by the ambiguity of some of the events in the film (Just Like Swimming Pool), I went to the deleted scenes and found a prologue that was not included in the final cut of the film. The scene implies that the couple at some point reconcile and are again living together. Marion awakes and moves about the home that is piled with moving boxes. She goes to one box and removes a book "Histoire d'O" (The Story of O) and a scarf. For those who are unaware, this a book about sadomasochism/dominance and submission, and a woman's experiences with it. Reading a bit of the book, she puts it down and goes to make coffee. She later re-enters the room, finds Gilles reading the same book, sneaks up behind him and blindfolds him with the scarf, while kissing him. Gilles removes the scarf and uses it to bind her hands behind her. They begin the preliminaries of lovemaking but part instead. They end up laying side by side, looking at their surroundings, glancing at one another.This scene implies that the individuals have made personal growth and had come to recognize that their previous marriage had been based on dominance and submission and neither of them wished to return to the sadomasochistic relationship of their past. It also implies, as they both look about, neither of them really have any idea where to begin, if this is not to be the nature of their new relationship. Of course, knowing what you don't want is a start of sorts. It's a great scene, quiet, somber and reflective. More importantly, it is hopeful. Hopeful, that even damaged people can learn and grow. It's too bad that it did not make the final cut of the film. What we do have in the film is probably more realistic--all too often love ends--but hopefully we do take something better to our next beginning. The final scene in 5 x 2 reminds each of us just how beautiful love can be. It is worth a viewing for that reason alone.