31 March 2007
1973 Film "Two People"
The story of the film reflects Vietnam War Era.
A deserter from Vietnam named Even Bonner played by Peter Fonda met with a famous fashion model in Marrakech, Morocco. Her name was Deidre Mcluskey played by Lindsay Wagner.
Even decided to turn himself in to end his fugitive life. But he fell in love with the fashion model. She did, too.
Even knew this love would not come true because he would be in jail. He had no future. But they could not give up their love and they had little time to be together.
One of good things about this movie was the scenaries of the location. Marrakech, Casablanca, Paris and New York.
Very exotic, the film makes you feel you are traveling with the characters.
The other good thing was Lindsay Wagner, who later became very famous by the popular TV series "The Bionic Woman." I liked that show. She was very beautiful. She was suited for her role, a top fashion model who could be a cover model for VOGUE.
I just wonder if Hollywood can remake this movie by using a character of Iraq War deserter. In fact, Marrakech is closer to Iraq than Vietnam.
This movie might be considered anti-war sentiment movie. I borrowed a video from a peace group manager. But to me as ordinarly movie fan, it was just a love romance with traveling. I like traveling, that is the main reason I came to like this movie. I hope some day I can visit the same places shot in the film.
You can see a clip from the movie on this site. The scene a fashion model first met with a deserter on the train from Marrakech to Casablanca. She came up to him to ask if he had grass to smoke. But she upset him because he was crying in the compartment.