SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2025 REVIEW! Chilly Quebec is about to go full volcanic in the saucy French-Canadian sex comedy Two Women (Deux femmes en or), directed by Chloe Robichaud and written by Catherine Leger in a screenplay adapted from her play, which was adapted from the 1970 Canadian film Deux femmes en or, directed by Claude Fournier.
Violette (Laurence LeBoeuf) is awakened by what sounds like a crow cawing. She complains to her husband, Benoit (Felix Moati) that she thinks it has to be their neighbors having loud sex. Benoit leaves her to take care of it and their infant daughter while he goes on another business trip. Turns out most of Benoit’s business trips away consist of traveling up and down in the vagina of his co-worker, Eli (Juliette Gariepy).
At home, Violette confronts her neighbor Florence (Karine Gonthier-Hyndman), accusing her of making loud cawing noises during sex. Florence has no idea what it could be, as she admits to Violette that she and her boyfriend, David (Mani Soleymanlou), are busy raising their son and haven’t had sex in well over a year or two. Violette cannot sleep due to the cawing, so she calls an exterminator (Maxime Le Flaguais), whose butt she cannot stop staring at.
“…Violette cannot sleep due to the cawing, so she calls an exterminator, whose butt she cannot stop staring at.”
Meanwhile, Florence starts wondering why it’s been so long and decides to stop taking her antidepressants, which are dampening her libido. However, David worries that without pills, Florence will go back to her erratic behavior, including suicide attempts. To deal with the anxiety, David starts taking Florence’s antidepressants, which stop his libido just as Florence’s is sparking back up.
Florence decides to have cable installed while David is away, which allows her to hump the cable guy (Sam Breton). Florence starts having several encounters while Violette makes another call to the exterminator…
Two Women (Deux femmes en or) is the second joint by writer Catherine Leger that I have smoked, and she gets me wicked high. She adapts her own plays into these snappy, sexy scripts, like the excellent The Babysitter, that result in the most delightful films.
Director Robichaud rocks Leger’s screenplay so hard the windows blow out. This is a work that gets appreciated from two ends at once, with the audience getting swept up in the wit and stupendous acting, while fellow filmmakers and critics like myself get caught up in the marvels of the technical side.
"…fantastic visual compositions with precise editing that increases the impact."
“Chloe Robichaud’s Two Women (Deux femmes en or) is a saucy, sharp, and delightfully witty French-Canadian comedy that masterfully adapts Catherine Leger’s play. With standout performances from Laurence LeBoeuf and Karine Gonthier-Hyndman, the film explores complex relationships, libido, and self-discovery with humor and heart. Robichaud’s direction amplifies Leger’s snappy script, making this a visual and emotional treat. A Sundance gem that’s both entertaining and technically brilliant. For more reviews, check out this site.”