Marie-Jo and Her 2 Loves
Directed by Robert Guédiguian
Produced by Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, France 3 Cinéma
A melancholic exploration of a woman torn between two loves, grappling with desire, duty, and the impossibility of having everything.
Marie-Jo is a middleaged woman living an ordinary life in Marseilles with her husband, Daniel and her daughter, Julie. Daniel runs a small construction business in which Marie-Jo helps. She also works at the local hospital. Outwardly their marriage is loving. But Marie-Jo has been in love with another man for more than twelve months.Marco works as a harbour pilot and is deeply in love with Marie-Jo. Learning that loving two men is impossible, Marie-Jo is forced to make a choice.
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