Two Women () is a Canadian sex comedy film, directed by Chloé Robichaud and released in 2025.Maxime Demers, "Le film «Deux femmes en or», de Chloé Robichaud, sera présenté en première mondiale au Festival de Sundance". Le Journal de Montréal, December 11, 2024. A modernized remake of Claude Fournier's influential 1970 comedy film Two Women in Gold, the film stars Karine Gonthier-Hyndman and Laurence Leboeuf as Florence and Violette, two unfulfilled suburban mothers who begin to reevaluate their life priorities after Florence engages in an extramarital affair.Éric Lavallée, "Teaser for Chloé Robichaud’s “Deux femmes en or”". Ioncinema, July 13, 2024.
Plot Violette and Florence live in adjacent apartments, both with a child and in sexless relationships. Violette, whose husband Benoit is cheating on her with Eli under the pretense of business trips, spends all day breastfeeding and looking after her daughter while hearing the sound of a crow cawing. She asks Florence about the noise, eventually asking if the sound is Florence having sex and engaging in exhibitionism. Florence denies it, but it gives her the idea to stop taking antidepressants and start being more adventurous, including sleeping with a handyman and unintentionally cutting her wrist at a bar. She tells Violette that monogamy is an invention intended to benefit men, and Violette decides to stop breastfeeding and follow Florence's example.
The two women engage in sex with tradesmen and a female window cleaner. Florence's partner David, who becomes aware of her infidelity, passively accepts things and starts taking her antidepressants unprescribed to justify his own lack of libido. Benoit remains unaware of Violette's actions and parts of her history while continuing his own affair, but is unsatisfied with how Eli feels about him. While at a hockey game with Benoit and Eli, David kisses Eli and then collapses due to mixing alcohol and his medication. Benoit and Violette both learn that the other has been unfaithful, and Florence learns about David and Eli. Benoit and Violette resolve to rekindle their marriage, while Florence and David separate.
Cast Karine Gonthier-Hyndman as Florence Laurence Leboeuf as Violette Mani Soleymanlou as David Félix Moati as Benoit Sophie Nélisse as Jessica Juliette Gariépy as Eli Isabelle Brouillette as Pénélope Jean-Sébastien Girard as Sébastien Patrick Abellard as William
Production The screenplay was written by Catherine Léger, based on her own 2023 theatrical update of Fournier's original film.Luc Boulanger, "Un avant-goût de Deux femmes en or". La Presse, July 12, 2024. It was shot in spring 2024 in Montreal, Quebec.Arianne Lebreux-Ebacher, "Chloé Robichaud partage des photos sur le tournage de Deux femmes en or". 7 Jours, April 17, 2024.
Distribution The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award, with commercial release slated for May 31.
Reception On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 76% of 41 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Two Women is a playful, sexy, and energetic comedy that balances raucous humor with earnest explorations of infidelity, motherhood, and the complexities of desire." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100 based on 13 critics, which the site labels as "generally favorable" reviews.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Directors Guild of Canada 2025 Best Direction in a Feature Film Chloé Robichaud Connie Thiessen, "DGC unveils film, doc nominees; Discovery Award short list". Broadcast Dialogue, September 22, 2025. Quebec Cinema Awards 2025 Best Film Martin Paul-Hus, Catherine Léger Fanny Bourel, "Une langue universelle en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Radio Canada International, October 8, 2025. Best Director Chloé Robichaud Best Actress Karine Gonthier-Hyndman Laurence Leboeuf Best Supporting Actress Juliette Gariépy Best Screenplay Catherine Léger Best Art Direction Louisa Schabas Best Costume Design Patricia McNeil Best Cinematography Sara Mishara Best Editing Matthieu Bouchard, Chloé Robichaud Best Original Music Philippe Brault Best Sound Sylvain Brassard, Stephen De Oliveira, Luc Boudrias Best Hairstyling Vincent Dufault Best Makeup Djina Caron Best Casting Karel Quinn Canadian Screen Awards 2026 Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film Karine Gonthier-Hyndman "Nominees". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, March 25, 2026. Laurence Leboeuf Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film Juliette Gariépy Best Adapted Screenplay Catherine Léger Best Editing Matthieu Bouchard, Chloé Robichaud
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