Review of Claire Dolan (1998) by Gabriel K — 02 Apr 2011

Another brilliant character study from Kerrigan. He demonstrates a surprising amount of maturity for what is only his second film. The writing is assured in that, it is what is NOT said, that keeps us intrigued.

The lack of feeling permeates each scene. Bresson is a huge inlfuence. Visual storytelling at its most precise and detached. Katrin Cartlidge gives us one of the finest performances of the decade. Thankfully, her final images on screen are heartwarming and moving.

It's the strength of Lodge's first two films that helped give him international acclaim. It's not surprising that shortly thereafter Soderbergh would be giving him a call...