The film simply lacks any cogent story beyond the initial tragedy. Was this review helpful? Odete's obsession intrudes on Rui, whose grief makes him vulnerable to her hysteria. So she's kinda sorta dictating the rules here.

She attends the wake, stealing a ring, a last gift from Rui, from Pedro's finger. The very controversial 'O Fantasma' was dark and brooding, tearing open psyches like feral dogs along the slums of Portugal, whereas 'Two Drifters' is a work in the daylight that moves the concentration from men only to men and women - but the extremes of behavior are still in sharp focus. The thrust of this story is so odd as to stretch credibility almost to the point of crumbling, but Rodrigues just about managed to keep me on board, with a clear, almost ritual, exposition of the two characters' stories, before they start to entwine in a bizarre cocktail of obsession and distress. Give it a shot." Another pair of lovers, Odete and Alberto, split over her desire to have a child. 17 out of 26 found this helpful. However, transcending that idiocy, this film ends by giving Odete an ethereal penis with which she expands her madness to include Rui. It seems to be a film staple that gay men just haven't met the right woman. Pedro ...For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet.

Was this review helpful? The very controversial 'O Fantasma' was dark and brooding, tearing open psyches like feral dogs along the slums of Portugal, whereas 'Two Drifters' is a work in the daylight that moves the concentration from men only to men and women - but the extremes of behavior are still in sharp focus.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Two Drifters (2005) User Reviews Review this title 9 Reviews. Directed by João Pedro Rodrigues. 11 out of 12 found this helpful.

Francisco, behave! Rui, (Nuno Gil), is the young gay man she meets at the wake of his lover, Pedro, and who holds himself responsible for Pedro's death and nothing is quite what it appears to be on the surface. $5,289 It had an original script and for a Portuguese film it is pretty good!And love the soundtrack ! What's on TV & Streaming What's on TV & Streaming Top Rated Shows … Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up. Struggling with a young male lover and a problematic son. Price Match Guarantee. Together they have their own brand of surrealism and exploration of fantasies that seems to be developing into a smart new look for cinema. The film ends abruptly, as if slamming directly into the ground, with an ending so ridiculous that I actually felt slapped in the face. Menu. I tried. I actually found it insulting that the writer/director served up this trash with a straight face and expected the audience to applaud. When sexy boy Joao wakes up in bed next to him, he realizes that this is not his typical birthday. Pedro lived in Odete's building.

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A lot has been said about Ana Cristina Oliveira but, let's be honest, over what? Rescued by a couple of Chinese pilgrims, he plunges into an eerie and dark forest, trying to get back on his track. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 6 /10.

TV Shows . Is he making "the artiest queer stroke movie of the year" as Dennis Lim said in The Voice of his first effort? Or are his films "silly and overwrought," "both grueling and dull," "preposterous," "arbitrary," "pointless," "insufferable," "sudsy" – as several other critics have recently written? Shot at and around the Eastern Sierra Nevada, Owens Valley, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Los Angeles River and Pacific ... Pedro lived in Odete's building. But most of all he's just his own persistent, obsessive self, which is both his strength and his limitation. A transsexual woman tries to erase any past history of herself as a male. an impostor? Another pair of lovers, Odete and Alberto, split over her desire to have a child. The lives of two lonely souls cross paths, as Rui loses his lover Pedro on the night of their anniversary and Odete, upset after her boyfriend leaves her after she mentions a desire to have a child, becomes obsessed with the deceased Pedro, whom she never met. Director João Pedro Rodrigues and writer Paulo Rebelo ('O Fantasma') collaborate again on this fascinating (if a bit frustrating) Portuguese film ODETE ('Two Drifters'). It's got really good cinematography and (little but) nice music. The grimness of the pre-credit sequence of Joao Pedro Rodrigues' "Two Drifters" isn't maintained though what follows is hardly a barrel of laughs. Perhaps another director or an editor could have straightened out this nonsense and made it intriguing. Pedro lived in Odete's building. 17 out of 24 found this helpful. Young and handsome Sergio works the night shift as a trash collector in Lisbon, Portugal. Pedro and Rui kiss after a first-anniversary dinner; Pedro drives home, dying en route in a crash.

She is not really an actress an she balances permanently between over-acting and preposterous under-acting. Was this review helpful? Is he "the most exciting new voice in the world today" or "a major and audacious new talent" as David Fear and Nathan Lee, respectively, have just declared in print? Directed by João Pedro Rodrigues. Pedro and Rui kiss after a first-anniversary dinner; Pedro drives home, dying en route in a crash.