Before "Two Lovers", the three films directed by James Gray were crime thrillers. In order to separate himself from crime films, and at the same time, because of his desire to experiment with different themes, James Gray decided to shoot a feature film that specifically explores love, and put all his attention on the emotional. Extend on.
James Gray was inspired by Dostoevsky's novel "White Night". This novel tells the story of a lonely otaku who takes an innocent girl, but the lover the girl is looking forward to arrives at the last moment. When James Gray created the film, he set the story of the novel in New York, USA. The innocent girl in Dostoyevsky’s original work was adapted into the blonde Michelle. In addition, James Gray also added a character that was not in the original Sandra to the script
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