HDNet Movies Presents a Special Sneak Preview of the Film 'TWO LOVERS' Starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joaquin Phoenix

HDNet Movies Presents a Special Sneak Preview of the Film 'TWO LOVERS' Starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joaquin Phoenix

Film to Premiere Wednesday, February 11 at 8:00 p.m. ET - Two Days Prior to its National Theatrical Release

DALLAS, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- HDNet Movies presents an exclusive Sneak Preview of the movie TWO LOVERS starring Academy Award winner Gwyneth Paltrow and featuring the final feature film performance of Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix -- Wednesday, February 11 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

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Hollywood.com says that, "TWO LOVERS goes straight to the heart and makes you feel good about movies again. Joaquin Phoenix gives the best performance of his career. Gwyneth Paltrow is terrific. Vinessa Shaw shines. Writer/Director James Gray delivers a winner!"

Set in the insular world of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, TWO LOVERS is a classic romantic drama, with Joaquin Phoenix giving a raw and vulnerable performance as Leonard, a charismatic but troubled young man who moves back into his childhood home following a recent heartbreak. While recovering under the watchful eye of his parents (Isabella Rossellini and Moni Monoshov), Leonard meets two women in quick succession: Michelle (Gwyneth Paltrow), a mysterious and beautiful neighbor who is exotic and out-of-place in Leonard's staid world, and Sandra (Vinessa Shaw), the lovely and caring daughter of a businessman who is buying out Leonard's family dry-cleaning business.

Leonard becomes deeply infatuated by Michelle, who seems poised to fall for him, but is having a self-destructive affair with a married man. At the same time, mounting pressure from his family pushes him towards committing to Sandra. Leonard is forced to make an impossible decision -- between the impetuousness of desire and the comfort of love -- or risk falling back into the darkness that nearly killed him.

The movie is written and directed by James Gray.

TWO LOVERS is the latest installment in the HDNet Movies "Sneak Preview" series. Only HDNet Movies presents exclusive "Sneak Previews" of films to viewers before they premiere in theaters. All Sneak Preview films are free to HDNet Movies subscribers.

TWO LOVERS premieres on HDNet Movies on Wednesday, February 11, at 8:00 p.m. ET with encore presentations at 10:00 p.m. and midnight ET.

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