0 , ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁idea ▁for ▁A ▁Star ▁for ▁Two , ▁a ▁rom ance ▁movie . ▁He ▁was ▁still ▁the ▁assistant ▁of ▁Elli ot ▁G ould , ▁and ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁from ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁to ▁Boston , ▁rep atri ating ▁a ▁Por sche ▁for ▁the ▁shooting ▁of ▁a ▁movie , ▁he ▁halt ed ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁n urs ing ▁home ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁help ▁an ▁old ▁woman ▁cross ▁the ▁street . ▁As ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁know ▁more ▁about ▁this ▁woman , ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁A ▁Star ▁for ▁Two ▁started ▁to ▁spr out ▁in ▁his ▁mind . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Man che , ▁Christian ▁Bel , ▁an ▁ex - st unt man ▁converted ▁to ▁screen ▁writing ▁was ▁taking ▁a ▁particular ▁interest ▁to ▁the ▁mov ies ▁accord ed ▁to ▁the ▁golden ▁age . ▁When ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁answer ▁to ▁the ▁tender ▁made ▁from ▁▁ ▁Kauf man , ▁the ▁movie ▁finally ▁took ▁off . ▁The ▁concept ▁for ▁A ▁Star ▁For ▁Two ▁was ▁simple : ▁a ▁couple ▁meets ▁again ▁after ▁a ▁forty - year ▁separation . ▁She ▁( La uren ▁Bac all ) ▁man ages ▁a ▁n urs ing ▁home ▁in ▁France , ▁and ▁he ▁( An th ony ▁Qu inn ) ▁is ▁a ▁ger ont ologist ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁movie ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁France , ▁in ▁Montreal ▁and ▁in ▁New - Y ork , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁success ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁even ▁shot . ▁ ▁Associ ations ▁▁ ▁During ▁his ▁career , ▁Kauf man ▁worked ▁with