The Two Faces of January

2014
12A
1h 36m

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6.2/10

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Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, and Oscar Isaac in The Two Faces of January (2014)

1962, Athens: Rydal, a young man acting as a tour guide while scamming visitors on the side gets entangled in the lives of Chester and Colette MacFarland, a seemingly glamorous American couple. Dark secrets and increasing infatuation lead to a dangerous battle of wits between the two men.

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Crime Mystery Romance Thriller

A thriller centered on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who flee Athens after one of them is caught up in the death of a private detective.A thriller centered on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who flee Athens after one of them is caught up in the death of a private detective.A thriller centered on a con artist, his wife, and a stranger who flee Athens after one of them is caught up in the death of a private detective.

Director
- Hossein Amini
Writers
- Hossein Amini
- Patricia Highsmith
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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

34K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Hossein Amini
Writers
- Hossein Amini
- Patricia Highsmith
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations

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The Two Faces Of January: The Parthenon

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The Two Faces Of January: Colette On The Bus

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Trivia
Viggo Mortensen on his character's wardrobe: "I particularly liked the white linen suit that you see in the poster that Chester wears, and in a way that's another character in the movie because the journey of that beautiful cream-colored linen suit, on the Acropolis in the sunshine in the beginning, this immaculate, perfect, fits perfectly, looks great. You see that suit at the very end of the story, and that suit's been through it, it's a bit torn, it's frayed, it's not as clean as it was, it's suffered almost as much as the man wearing the suit."

Goofs
In the beginning Rydal recounts the legend of Aegeus on the steps of the Acropolis and says that it was there that Aegeus jumped to his death after his son, Theseus returned from Crete and forgot to change the black sails to white to denote his success. This is untrue; you would not be able to see the Aegean from the Acropolis, anyway. According to the legend Aegeus was waiting for the ships to arrive at Cape Sounion and when he saw the black sails he plunged into the sea (which is called the Aegean Sea after him). It is unlikely that a tour guide would not know how to recount the legend properly.

Quotes
Chester MacFarland: I'm sorry I disappointed you.

Crazy credits
After the production company logos, there are no opening credits.

Connections
Featured in Film '72: Episode dated 5 March 2014 (2014)

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7/10

A pleasure to watch

I have to applaud Hosseini's directorial debut. "The Two Faces Of January" takes us mostly to the 1960's Greece, with three main characters in focus.

Beautifully shot, this visually stunning period-piece (if I can call it that) relies on story and characters rather than trying to impress with extravagant plot twists and special effects. The narrative is very well balanced and restrained from the hyperactive traps of modern cinematic storytelling.

Good acting from everyone involved and my compliments to the music composer too, for providing a very fitting soundtrack.

This is classic film making. Nothing innovative but very beautiful to look at, a fitting choice to watch on a lonely evening.