Two for the Road

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I wrote this piece for a Valentine's Day issue but realized it's as relevant for the Holy Week. Kasi naman, as we all eventually realize, ang pag-ibig nga naman ay puno ng kalbaryo, it's how we deal with it and add God into the formula that makes love a winner...


2 for the Road trailer 


Two for the Road by Henry Mancini

TWO for the Road.


I don't know what it is about that movie that hooks me so. No matter how many times I've watched it, I can't help but watch it over and over again.
      
 Maybe it's because I adore Audrey Hepburn. Maybe it's because I'm a sucker for British accents and Albert Finney has a fine one. Or maybe it's the combination of cars, clothes and  the movie's love theme.....I don't know what it is, I just know that I really, really love it.
     
 So anyway, when I found out that  it was showing Valentine's night, I made sure I was in front of the TV set. The Two for the Road magic worked, I was hooked again.
       
The story is simple. Boy meets girl. They fight, they argue. They fall in love.They fight, they argue. They fall even more in love. Basically, that's it. If you compare it with Audrey's other movies -- Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany, Charades, Sabrina -- it probably would suffer in comparison. Why? Because it presents love the way it really is, arguments, broken hearts, included.

There's no princess here, no fashion model, no rich girl. Just an ordinary girl and  an architect who start out  hitchhiking together and end up together for life. Of course, Two for the Road being a full-length movie,we are taken on a roller-coaster ride as we see various stages of their life criss-crossing throughout the film.
      
 If I had my way, I would recommend that couples planning to marry watch Two for the Road. In the movie, Audrey and Albert start out as penniless singles, hitchhiking their way through Europe. In the midst of the film, we see them marry, have a kid, grow a bit more comfortable in life (as visualized in their clothes and cars). As they progress in life, their fights become vicious, hurtful and petty.  Is the marriage then doomed? Not if you're determined to make a go out of love as we learn from Audrey and Albert.


Update:






Uy, two for the road, remarks Ned as he hears the song playing. Parang tayong 2. So maybe, that's why I like the movie? Infidelities aside, the love for cars, road trips, pamimikon and arguments does sound a lot like us. If only, I had her waistline and fashion sense. And only if Ned had Albert's accent. Or maybe I should settle for, if only we had their VW bus...




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