Review of Lorna's Silence (2008) by Wu Y — 17 Aug 2009
The Dardenne brothers have created a neo film noir that uses many of the elements of their trademark realist style to push a classic noir plot into a direction that so few films in that genre are able to do.
Lorna (Arta Dobroshi) is in way over her head both physically and emotionally by agreeing to marry a hapless junkie named Claudy (well played by Dardenne Brother regular Jeremie Renier) to get her Belgian citizenship only to then divorce and marry a Russian for the same reason, all of this funded by desperate low level mobsters.
The Dardennes do not create Lorna as the classic femme fatale, she has emotions and although early on her resolve is to do whatever is necessary, this resolve breaks down and creates an amazing character who is never allowed to let her guard down for even a second.
She is constantly being put upon throughout the film and it's this pressure that allows us to see Lorna for who she really is.
This review of Lorna's Silence (2008) was written by Wu Y on 17 Aug 2009.
Lorna's Silence has generally received positive reviews.
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